- The word
dulcimer refers to two
families of
musical string instruments. The word
dulcimer originally referred to a
trapezoidal zither similar to a psaltery...
- dulcimer;
Kentucky dulcimer;
plucked dulcimer;
fretted dulcimer; lap
dulcimer;
teardrop dulcimer; box
dulcimer; etc. The
instrument has also acquired...
- The
hammered dulcimer (also
called the
hammer dulcimer) is a percussion-stringed
instrument which consists of
strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal...
- A
banjo dulcimer is an
Appalachian dulcimer modified by
adding a
vibrating membrane to the body of the instrument. This
changes the tone and
volume of...
- The
resonator dulcimer is an
Appalachian dulcimer which features a
metal resonating cone
inset in the body,
which receives and
acoustically amplifies...
- The
bowed dulcimer is a
musical instrument.
Designed in the
style of the
Appalachian dulcimer (a
fretted string instrument of the
zither family, typically...
- An
electric dulcimer is a
dulcimer that uses an
electric pickup to
amplify its sound,
similar to an
electric guitar. They come in a
number of different...
-
santur (also santūr, santour, santoor) (Persian: سنتور), is a
hammered dulcimer of
Iranian origins. The
santur was
invented and
developed in the area of...
-
Hearts of the
Dulcimer is a 2013
independent do****entary film
focusing on the
Appalachian dulcimer, and
particularly its role in the 1960s
California counterculture...
- June 1, 2015) was an
American folk singer, songwriter, and
Appalachian dulcimer player,
called by some the "Mother of Folk". In her
youth she
learned hundreds...