McSpadden Dulcimers are built in Mountain View, Arkansas, about three hours south of Branson. The McSpaddens are well crafted and note true all the way down the fretboard. They also carefully set the height of the strings which can affect noting tone as well as playability. Their baritone dulcimer have a rich sound. A trip to the shop on the northern edge of Mountain View would allow you to try out any number of instruments and styles but they also mail order around the world.

As a bonus the visit to Mountain View, a town of less than 3000 people at the southern tip of the Ozarks could be very interesting. The Ozark Folk Center provides craft exhibits and concerts of the the old time music played traditionally in this area and folk gather daily and nightly on the courthouse square and other locations in town to play music together. Also the traffic is far less congested than Branson.