Appalachian Dulcimer
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This Appalachian dulcimer was made by an unknown maker in Gallia County, Ohio, undetermined date. It is a double-bout dulcimer possibly made of spruce. The instrument is painted dark and light maroon, with stars and purfling painted on the belly, with a wood nut and bone bridge, 20 metal frets, 4 groups of three-hole sound holes, carved out pegbox with 3 commercial wooden friction pegs, and violin-like carved head. Evidence of alterations include: former fret locations still visible on fretboard, a new nut, new pegs, and steel-wool droppings on the inside of the instrument.</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: Ohio, Gallia
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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: 1996.0276.22
label: accession number
content: 1996.0276
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0276.22
label: collector/donor number
content: E45
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/4 in x 7 in x 35 5/8 in; 9.525 cm x 17.78 cm x 90.4875 cm