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Dulcimer
The dulcimer, sometimes called a mountain or Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted stringed instrument from the zither family, it can be played by strumming, plucking or using bows or hammers. All questions about the dulcimer including history, building, materials, body shapes, music and origins can be found here.
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a dulcimer is an Appalachian instrument that you play on your lap it is like a guitar but you simply lay it across your lap, push down the first string (melody string) on a fret and strum all three strings.
It is a stringed instrument, specifically a type of zither.
A banjo dulcimer is another name for a dulcijo, a three-stringed clawhammer banjo tuned like a dulcimer, with a shortened third string and a drum resonator.
Almost any kind of music can be played on a dulcimer. I have heard folk, traditional, gospel, to Metalica on a Hammered Dulcimer. I have heard mostly folk, traditional, & gospel on a mountain dulcimer.
you may find help at dizzi.co.uk, she has a lot of interesting vids on her web site one being how to tune a Dulcimer, also if you do a searce for songbird dulcimer, he has a great vid as well taking you through the process. hope this helps baggy
What type of instrument is a hammered dulcimer considered to be?
The hammered dulcimer is considered to be part of the string instrument family. The reason for which the hammered dulcimer is considered a string instrument is due to the fact that it is composed of a set of strings stretched over a soundboard.
Where can one find tutorials on playing a Mountain Dulcimer?
One can find tutorials on playing a Mountain Dulcimer in many different web pages. Some of them are Youtube, Gila Mountain Dulcimer and Dulcimer Crossing.
