I made my first dulcimer from a Camac kit back in '76 & it sounded amazing. Then I started buying luthier built instruments none of which came close to the sound of my triangular plywood original. I finally found what I was looking for in 1980 with a vintage Swedish Hummell and struck gold in 2005 with two top notch Hungarian Citeras (circa 1900 & 1980) not to mention the cheap Apple Creek dulcimer bought in from the USA which sounds as good as any I've heard, with the exception of the Sobells played by the late Phil Ranson (which you can read about HERE, including a picture with what looks one of the old Camac kits!).