Dwain comes from Rochester, NY, where he lives with his wife and neice. He is a renowned hand builder of the Appalachian dulcimer. He displays and gives workshops about dulcimer building at various festivals throughout the Northeast. Dwain’s dulcimers are held in high regard, both here and abroad, where he regularly receives commisions from Europe, Great Britian and the Far East. Dwain also teaches dulcimer building classes at Northeast Dulcimer Symposium, in Blue Mountain Lake, in the Adirondaks, as well as in his studio.

Dwain Wilder of Bear Mountain Dulcimers
Dwain is also a noted poet and essayist. He has published poems in various small poetry periodicals, and composes and inscribes a dedicatory verse for each dulcimer he builds.

You can learn more about Dwain and his dulcimers at www.BearMeadow.com