Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1875 - 1899
notes: label: Description
content: This Appalachian dulcimer was made by an unknown maker, possibly in Tennessee, between 1875 and 1899. It is a single-bout dulcimer, with a dark red-brown opaque varnish, with four strings (possible one melody string and three drone strings, or two melody strings and two drone strings), 16 metal frets, 2 f-shaped (violin style) sound holes, 4 wooden friction pegs, carved out pegbox, and a carved (violin style) 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.67.005
label: catalog number
content: 67.005
label: accession number
content: 272602
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in x 37 in; 11.43 cm x 19.05 cm x 93.98 cm