Appalachian Dulcimer
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This Appalachian dulcimer was made by an unknown maker possibly in Ohio, undetermined date. It is a single-bout dulcimer made of walnut, with a dark wood nut and bridge, 12 metal frets on a wide, hollow fretboard, four round sound holes on body and two sound holes on the fretboard, a carved out pegbox with 4 modern cello pegs, carved head, and a three-tiered, rounded tail-piece. There is a typed index card taped to the back of the instrument:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>C 11, single bout, Smith D36 p. 64, 4 of 4 strings, 12 frets,<br>made of walnut, very old and of unusually large size, and<br>rare construction, the scroll, neck and the fretted finger<br>board are of one piece of walnut, when found in Middletown,<br>Butler County, Ohio the original tuning pegs were of hammered<br>iron and frets of fence wire. Both have been replaced for<br>better tuning and playing. 3 major keys and 3 minor keys<br>are made possible by means of cross fretting. with wooden<br>"hoter"-or finger-fretted.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Anne Grimes (1912-2004) was an American journalist, musician, and historian of American (particularly Midwestern) folklore. Grimes studied voice and piano at Ohio Wesleyan and initiated graduate studies at Ohio State University. Following her education, Grimes was a music teacher, music and dance critic, and radio host. After WWII, Grimes began collecting and documenting folk songs throughout Ohio, as well as collecting Appalachian dulcimers and zithers. She would continue this work, performing, recording, and lecturing on instruments from her collection throughout the rest of her career.</p>
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
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Smith, L. Allen. Catalogue of Pre-Revival Appalachian Dulcimers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0276.13
label: accession number
content: 1996.0276
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0276.13
label: collector/donor number
content: D36
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 5/8 in x 8 1/4 in x 39 7/8 in; 9.2075 cm x 20.955 cm x 101.2825 cm