Appalachian Dulcimer
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This Appalachian dulcimer was made by an unknown maker, possibly in Staunton, Virginia, undetermined date. It is a trapezoidal-shaped dulcimer with a bottom with angled corners, 17 metal frets, 2 S-shaped sound holes. There are two faded stamps near sound hole:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Staunton, Virginia</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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Virginia O. Jeffreys
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1993.0569.13
label: catalog number
content: 1993.0569.13
label: accession number
content: 1993.0569
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: soundboard: 2 in x 5 1/4 in x 34 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 13.335 cm x 86.995 cm
label: Measurements
content: back: 1/4 in x 6 in x 34 1/2 in; .635 cm x 15.24 cm x 87.63 cm
label: Measurements
content: fretboard: 7/8 in x 1 1/16 in x 34 in; 2.2225 cm x 2.69875 cm x 86.36 cm
label: Measurements
content: scroll: 2 in x 2 7/8 in x 8 3/4 in; 5.08 cm x 7.3025 cm x 22.225 cm
label: Measurements
content: tailpiece: 1 7/8 in x 5 5/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 4.7625 cm x 14.2875 cm x 7.3025 cm
label: Measurements
content: side: 5/16 in x 1 13/16 in x 31 3/4 in; .79375 cm x 4.60375 cm x 80.645 cm