Russell Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1939
name: label: maker
content: Russell, S. F.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This Appalachian dulcimer was made by Samuel F. Russell in Marion, Virginia, in 1939. It is a single bout dulcimer made of rosewood, with four strings, wood nut and bridge, 15 metal frets, diamond shaped inlay on fretboard, 2 F-shaped sound holes, outline carving on the edges of the soundboard to imitate purfling, carved out pegbox with 4 maple friction pegs, open “D” style tail, and violin-like carved head. There is a typed index card taped to the back of the instrument:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>C 8 single bout Smith E 15 p. 52<br>tape label visible through S sound holes, "made by S. F.<br>Russell, Marion, Va. July 15, 1939" Fooled<br>procured from Mr. Russell at Whitetop, Va. in 1940's by Dr.<br>Eunice Kettering. Given to the Anne Grimes collection in<br>the ea ly 1950s by Dr. Kettering, a fine contemporary composer<br>and folk music collector (see Anne Grimes tape collection).<br>Dr. Kettering was then on the faculty of Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio.</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: Virginia, Marion
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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: 1996.0276.10
label: accession number
content: 1996.0276
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0276.10
label: collector/donor number
content: D15
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 6 7/8 in x 35 7/8 in; 8.89 cm x 17.4625 cm x 91.1225 cm