Melton Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1960 - 1965
name: label: maker
content: Melton, Jacob
notes: label: Description
content: This Appalachian dulcimer was made by Jacob Melton in Galax, Virginia, between 1960 and 1965. It is a single-bout dulcimer, with four strings (two melody and two drones), wood nut and bridge, two 4-hole diamond pattern sound holes and two small round sound holes, 4 banjo-style tuners with plastic heads, carved out pegbox, and rounded head with center hole.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia, Galax
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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: 1987.0065.01
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0065.01
label: accession number
content: 1987.0065
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (tuners material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/16 in x 8 13/16 in x 35 1/2 in; 10.63625 cm x 22.38375 cm x 90.17 cm