Appalachian Dulcimer
Object type: Appalachian Dulcimer
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Billy Reed Hampton
Artist bio: American, Dongola, Kentucky, born 1940
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1982
Medium: Sassafras, poplar, metal
Dimensions: Length: 84.3 cm
Depth of body: 4.7 cm
Upper bouts: 10.9 cm
Middle bouts: 7.0 cm
Lower bouts: 15.2 cm
String length: 69.2 cm
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked
Geography:  New York  NY United States  
Credit line: Gift of Billy Reed Hampton, 1982
Accession year: 1982