Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1835 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: This Appalachian dulcimer was possibly made by W. Hamber in North Carolina, between 1835 and 1865. It is a single-bout dulcimer, with two strings (one melody string and one drone string), 15 frets, metal nut and bridge, 6 round sound holes, friction pegs, carved out pegbox, and a rounded head with chamfered edge. There is a paper label on the back of the instrument that has writing that is too faded to read.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: North Carolina
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.66.158
label: catalog number
content: 66.158
label: accession number
content: 272601
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 6 3/8 in x 31 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 16.1925 cm x 80.645 cm