Dulcimer Maker

Goes well beyond the numerous scholarly and technical articles written over the years about the dulcimer. Ledford's comments complement Alvey's writing and the fine photographs.

~Choice

Even if you don't know a dulcimer from a dobro, this is a fine biography in its own rights, a slice of real life profiling an innovative master of his craft and practicing musician.

~Pegram (TN) Advocate

There is a certain amount of how-to in the book (thank goodness someone cared enough to keep the written log) and even more who-does, but for musicians the core of this tribute and testament is the music-making instrument itself, the sound-in-the-ear as well as the visual object itself, which are both works of art.

~Rockland (ME) Courier-Gazette

One of the best luthiery biographies to be published in recent memory and a must-read for fans of the mountain dulcimer.

~Sing Out!