Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1875 - 1925
notes: label: Description
content: This Appalachian dulcimer was made by an unknown maker in the United States, between 1875 to 1925. It is a single-bout dulcimer made of reddish-brown stained wood, with three strings (one melody string and two drone strings), wood bridge and nut, 17 metal frets, 3 round sound holes on fretboard, 2 wooden friction pegs (one missing), carved out pegbox, and carved violin-like head.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Dulcimers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift from the Estate of Sam Eskin (through Otho Evans Eskin and Stanley Eskin)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.76.02
label: catalog number
content: 76.02
label: accession number
content: 317885
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 7/16 in x 5 1/2 in x 34 1/2 in; 8.73125 cm x 13.97 cm x 87.63 cm