I know Tommer through his son-in-law, Chris. Chris is a gifted physical therapist, and since one of my best friends and ocean rowing teammates, Greg is another gifted physical therapist, I've ended up with quite a few for friends. Over the years, Chris and I rowed, had great conversations, helped me do some rehab, and offered opportunities to speak to other Physical Therapists about some things I have a different perspective of; endurance and story. When Chris called me up and said, his father-in-law had a tinyboatsession I knew it would be a good one. Tommer is in the theater and is also an artist of Japanese Caligraphy. He brought a dulcimer. This is a peculiar instrument with a bit of a mysterious past. I'd describe it as harp meets violin with a folk sound like a mix of Celtic and middle eastern string instruments. It's played in the lap with a quill and appears to be an instrument developed in America. A theory for its prevalence in Applichaia was that early on in its construction, the builders didn't have the tools to create a violin, and the dulcimer was simpler to make. I'd heard the word before, and no doubt the sound, but this was the first time I had seen one played.