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Early Belgian Dulcimer (or Hackbrett) from the Hans Adler collection

The word dulcimer refers to two families of musical string instruments.

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Dulcimer

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The word dulcimer refers to two families of musical string instruments. The word dulcimer originally referred to a trapezoidal zither similar to a psaltery...

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Appalachian dulcimer

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dulcimer; Kentucky dulcimer; plucked dulcimer; fretted dulcimer; lap dulcimer; teardrop dulcimer; box dulcimer; etc. The instrument has also acquired...

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Hammered dulcimer

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The hammered dulcimer (also called the hammer dulcimer) is a percussion-stringed instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal...

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Banjo dulcimer

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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...

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Resonator dulcimer

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The resonator dulcimer is an Appalachian dulcimer which features a metal resonating cone inset in the body, which receives and acoustically amplifies...

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Electric dulcimer

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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...

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Bowed dulcimer

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The bowed dulcimer is a musical instrument. Designed in the style of the Appalachian dulcimer (a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically...

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Santur

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santur (also santūr, santour, santoor) (Persian: سنتور), is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origins. The santur was invented and developed in the area of...

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Yangqin

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Jyutping: joeng4 kam4) is a Chinese hammered dulcimer, likely derived from the Iranian santur or the European dulcimer. It used to be written with the characters...

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List of Appalachian dulcimer players

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Appalachian dulcimer as a primary instrument or who have used a mountain dulcimer in their work. Musicians who play (or played) the Appalachian dulcimer as a...

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Jean Ritchie

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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...

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Folk instrument

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the folk fiddle may be identical. accordion alboka angklung appalachian dulcimer autoharp bağlama bagpipe balalaika bandura banjo bass binioù kozh birimbau...

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Cimbalom

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1874 in Budapest, based on his modifications to the existing Hammered dulcimer instruments which were already present in Central and Eastern Europe. Today...

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Watching the Wheels

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hammered dulcimer accompanying the lead piano. Though most of the musicians on the album were well-known and oft-recorded session players, the dulcimer was...

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Hearts of the Dulcimer

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Hearts of the Dulcimer is a 2013 independent documentary film focusing on the Appalachian dulcimer, and particularly its role in the 1960s California counterculture...

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Stephen Seifert

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Appalachian dulcimer player. Seifert is internationally known and is a concert headlining performer. He was adjunct instructor of Mountain Dulcimer at Vanderbilt's...

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London Belongs to Me

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London Belongs to Me (also known as Dulcimer Street) is a British film released in 1948, directed by Sidney Gilliat, and starring Richard Attenborough...

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Salterio

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zither: the hammered dulcimer or psaltery. 'Salterio' / 'saltério' is used in Italian and Spanish where both 'psaltery' and 'dulcimer' are used in Spanish...

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Percussion instrument

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piano.[a] Stringed instruments played with beaters such as the hammered dulcimer. Unpitched whistles and similar instruments, such as the pea whistle and...

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Zither

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also includes the hammered dulcimer family and piano and a few rare bowed instruments like the bowed psaltery, bowed dulcimer, and streichmelodion. Like...

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Psaltery

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simple chordophone) and is considered the archetype of the zither and dulcimer. Plucked keyboard instruments such as the harpsichord were also inspired...

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List of string instruments

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(Abkhazia) Arpeggione Banhu (China) Baryton Bazantar (United States) Bowed dulcimer Bowed guitar Bowed psaltery (United States) Byzaanchy (Tuva) Byzantine...

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Scheitholt

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evolved into the Appalachian dulcimer in the late 18th century. The Appalachian dulcimer (or mountain dulcimer, or lap dulcimer), is a scheitholt fingerboard...

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List of Indian musical instruments

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struck tanpura Gubguba or Jamuku (khamak) Pulluvan kutam Santoor – Hammered dulcimer Pepa Pungi or Been Kuzhal Mukhavina Nadaswaram Shehnai Sundari Tangmuri...

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Azam Ali

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new-age World Sufi Occupation(s) Musician songwriter Instrument(s) Hammered dulcimer frame drum Riqq Zill Chan Chan Daf guitar psaltery Bendir Labels Narada...

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Kubla Khan

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perspective of the speaker detailing his sighting of a woman playing a dulcimer, and if he could revive her song, he could fill the pleasure dome with...

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