Appalachian dulcimer

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Listen to the song “What I'll Do with My Baby-O” performed on an Appalachian dulcimer

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Appalachian dulcimer

musical instrument

Also known as: mountain dulcimer

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dulcimers

In dulcimer
The Appalachian, or mountain, dulcimer of the United States is a narrow folk zither with three to five metal strings running over a fretted fingerboard, which is set centrally along the dulcimer’s entire length. The player’s right hand strums with a small stick or quill, and…
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