Russell Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1970
name: label: maker
content: Russell, Roscoe
notes: label: Description
content: This Appalachian dulcimer was made by Roscoe Russell in Galax, Virginia, in 1970. It is a single-bout dulcimer, with four strings (two melody strings and two drone strings), light wood nut and bridge, 15 metal frets, 2 four-hole diamond pattern sound holes and 2 small hole sound holes, 4 dark wood friction pegs, carved through pegbox, and rectangular head. The tail is rounded with a hole in center. The instrument was accessioned with a wooden noter.
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: MI.71.14
label: catalog number
content: 71.14
label: accession number
content: 319055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/16 in x 8 3/4 in x 38 1/4 in; 10.63625 cm x 22.225 cm x 97.155 cm