FINAL AUTHENTICATION STATEMENT

Blue Note Music concludes, based upon the available physical and historical evidence, that this instrument is an authentic Flat Creek Dulcimer Shop mountain dulcimer produced in Hardy, Arkansas and originally dated December 26, 1993.

The instrument's original internal identification label, numbered designation No. 659, documented production date, and independently corroborated history of Flat Creek Dulcimer Shop provide strong evidence supporting this attribution.

The instrument is appropriately identified as:

1993 FLAT CREEK DULCIMER SHOP

MOUNTAIN DULCIMER NO. 659

HARDY, ARKANSAS

ASSOCIATED WITH LUTHIER JEFF KAMPS

Individual construction by Jeff Kamps is considered plausible and consistent with the documented history of the shop but is not certified as conclusively established without additional direct documentation.

CERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Maker / Shop: VERIFIED
Date: VERIFIED BY ORIGINAL INTERNAL LABEL
Production Number: VERIFIED BY ORIGINAL INTERNAL LABEL
Place of Origin: VERIFIED – HARDY, ARKANSAS
Jeff Kamps Association: DOCUMENTED
Individual Builder Attribution: NOT YET CONCLUSIVELY VERIFIED
Originality: APPEARS LARGELY ORIGINAL
Condition: B+ PRELIMINARY VISUAL GRADE
Collector Interest: MODERATE REGIONAL
Recommended Retail Value: $275–$375
Blue Note Asking Price: $349
Insurance Value: $550

Prepared by: Blue Note Music
Authentication Standard: Evidence-Based Historical and Physical Attribution
Report Status: Preliminary Authentication Report Pending Hands-On Inspection