Amburgey Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1965
name: label: maker
content: Amburgey, Jethro
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This Appalachian dulcimer was made by Jethro Amburgey in Hindman, Kentucky, in 1965. It is a double-bout dulcimer made of walnut, with three strings (one melody string and two drone strings), 17 metal frets, 4 heart-shaped sound holes, 3 wooden friction pegs, carved out pegbox, and a rounded head. The dulcimer has a handwritten label inside that reads:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>#747<br>Jethro Amburgey<br>Hindman, Ky.<br>Oct. 27 - 1965</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Kentucky, Hindman
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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: Lubar, Steven, and Kathleen M. Kendrick. Legacies: Collecting America's History at the Smithsonian
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.66.321
label: catalog number
content: 66.321
label: accession number
content: 272574
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: walnut (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 5/8 in x 6 in x 32 1/2 in; 6.6675 cm x 15.24 cm x 82.55 cm