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	Introduction to the Hammered Dulcimer
		The hammered dulcimer or hammer dulcimer is an ancient trapezoidal music instrument with several courses of strings.
		The dulcimer was involved in a revolution over 200 years ago, when the hammer dulcimer and the harpsichord became the immediate parents of the pianoforte.
		The direct impetus for the "keyed dulcimer", from the dulcimer side was the German musician Pantaleon Heibenstreit.
	members.aol.com /kitchiegal/hdulcimer.html (1136 words)

	Dulcimer - LoveToKnow 1911
		The dulcimer differed from the psalterium or psaltery chiefly in the manner of playing, the latter having the strings plucked by means of fingers or plectrum.
		The shape of the dulcimer is a trapeze or truncated triangle, having the bass strings stretched parallel with the base, which measures from 3 to 4 ft.; the strings decrease gradually in length, the shortest measuring from about 18 to 24 in.
		The dulcimer is placed upon a table in front of the performer, who strikes the strings with a little hammer mounted on a metal rod and covered on one side with hard and on the other with soft leather for forte and piano effects.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Dulcimer (700 words)

	Mel Bay's Dulcimer Sessions \| October 2007
		You'll see what I mean when you visit www.baysidepress.com then click on Dulcimer in the left margin.
		Playing Chromatic Music on Mountain Dulcimer in 1-3-5 Tuning, by Rob Brereton, explains concisely how you can use the harmonious 1-3-5 (D-F#-A) tuning to play notes you may have thought were missing from the mountain dulcimer’s diatonic fretboard and 3 strings.
		Latin Rhythms for Mountain Dulcimer: “Arkansas Samba by Jim Miller
	www.dulcimersessions.com (455 words)

	Dulcimer by Homer Ledford, unique original American stringed musical instrument
		Most dulcimers have three to five strings, and while tuning modes can vary, usually only the first string is used to play melody, while the other strings provide drone accompaniment and backing chords.
		This dulcimer was custom made by the late Homer Ledford (1926-2006) of Kentucky, considered to be a legend and master craftsman of the instrument.
		Some dulcimers are constructed to allow the strings to be arranged with either a "double melody string" (as described above) or with the option of four equidistant strings.
	www.oddmusic.com /gallery/om11400.html (464 words)

	Owl Mountain Music - Dulcimer
		Of the board Zither family, the Mountain Dulcimer was derived from the German Scheitholt which was essentially a narrow board with partial frets & drone strings.
		The mountain dulcimer is a Modal Instrument, with the frets arranged in 7 note scales, according to the patterns that pre-date modern Western Harmonic music.
		Most dulcimers are built with innovations (such as frets that extend all the way across the fret board) that are characteristic of the Urban folk/dulcimer Revival that took place following the 2nd World War.
	www.owlmntnmusic.com /dulcimer.htm (893 words)

	Hammered Dulcimers, Bodhrans, Celtic CDs for Sale on Dulcimer.ca: Dulcimer History
		The true hammered dulcimer is a close relative to the psaltery, the chief difference being that the psaltery is usually plucked and the dulcimer is usually struck.
		Dulcimers of this sort began appearing in Europe during the 16th century and remained rather popular to the 18th.
		Dulcimers were reasonably common domestic and concert instruments in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries.
	www.dulcimer.ca /instruments/dulcimer_history.html (1262 words)

	Appalachian Dulcimer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Appalachian Dulcimer is not to be confused with its biblical counterpart, the hammered dulcimer, rather in its current incarnation, it is believed to have evolved from a northern European instrument, the German, "scheitholt"
		It is commonly thought that the Appalachian dulcimer was widely used throughout the mountains and hollows of the Appalachian area.
		Most mountain dulcimers are made completely of indigenous hardwoods (i.e., walnut, pecan, maple, etc.) and the workmanship is primitive, to say the least.
	www.cybozone.com /luthier/instruments/dulcimer.html (474 words)

	Hammered Dulcimer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The hammered dulcimer is trapezoidal in shape, with strings arranged in groups of two to six each.
		The hammered dulcimer was originally brought to North America by early colonists from Europe, and migrated west as the country was settled.
		The dulcimer was most commonly used for playing reels, jigs, hornpipes, schottisches and waltzes, usually with the accompaniment of a fiddle and guitar or bass.
	www.blackroseacoustic.org /encore/dulcimer.htm (832 words)

	The Dulcimer
		In English-speaking countries, dulcimer (or dowcemere, dulcimor, dulcimur, doucemelle, doulcemelle, dolcimela, or dolcema, all from dulce melos, Greek for sweet sound) was the name given to the type of psaltery or box zither which had a trapizoidal soundbox and which was played by striking the strings with hammers.
		Dulcimers often had one or two bridges over which the strings crossed providing the opportunity for more pitches because the performer could strike a sound on each side of the bridge.
		In 15th century images, dulcimers had single courses of six to nine strings and were played on the lap or on a table.
	www.music.iastate.edu /antiqua/dulcimer.htm (329 words)

	History
		Music historian Charles Hamm says in the 1800s, the dulcimer was a solo instrument "used for playing simple melodies supported by a drone, or accompanying ballads or songs with a drone or fragments of a simple ostinato" or repeated musical phrase (82).
		Like Coleridge's Abyssinian maid, the Kentucky girl is also a 'damsel with a dulcimer,' or rather she was before this odd and yet elegant instrument, which descends directly from Elizabethan England, and which looks not unlike a very slender and short-necked violin, began to disappear.
		This early dulcimer is made of fl walnut, and the entire body, neck and tail piece are carved from a single piece.
	www.sci.edu /classes/ellertsen/dulcimer2.html (2680 words)

	A History of the Mountain Dulcimer
		During the transitional period, the dulcimer was developed in the Shenandoah River Valley region of southwestern Pennsylvania and western Virginia out of a blending of British (predominantly Ulster Scots and lowland Scots) musical traditions and a European folk instrument, the German scheitholt and possibly the Swedish hummel, Norwegian langeleik, and French epinettes des vosges.
		The dulcimer is usually 75 to 90 cm long, its width varying according to the shape of the soundbox, commonly hourglass or teardrop, although oval, diamond, rectangular, and other shapes are also used.
		The future of the dulcimer is bright because of its apparent simplicity to play, the relatively inexpensive cost of the instruments to purchase or build, and its association with folk music and with small group social settings.
	www.bearmeadow.com /smi/histof.htm (1629 words)

	Welcome to Mel Bay's Dulcimer Sessions® Web Magazine
		This article is not intended to be a dulcimer events calendar, but more of a history that focuses on some of the first dulcimer festivals and weeks, and how they developed and inspired more events.
		While it is not a dulcimer festival, the contests it holds have provided an opportunity for hammered and mountain dulcimer players who like to participate in competitions.
		We encourage mountain and hammered dulcimer players (and those who would like to learn more about the instruments and the people who play them) to expand their musical horizons and circle of friends by attending a dulcimer festival in their area.
	www.dulcimersessions.com /apr04/festival.html (1444 words)

	Dulcimer
		Richard Fariña played the mountain dulcimer, which may also be referred to as a fretted dulcimer, lap dulcimer, Appalachian dulcimer, or Kentucky dulcimer.
		The modern dulcimer has either three or four strings and can be played with a pick for strumming and a small stick, or noter, for fretting.
		Modal tunings contribute to the dulcimer's curiously foreign sound, creating that simultaneous strangeness and familiarity that is the charm of so much folk music.
	www.richardandmimi.com /dulcimer.html (1369 words)

	Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Hammer Dulcimer History and Playing
		The hammer dulcimer is capable of a range of tones from a sort of music-box sound to powerful and percussive piano-like effects which can stand out in any band.
		The name dulcimer comes from the Latin and Greek works dulce and melos, which combine to mean "sweet tune." The meaning and the biblical connections no doubt made the word attractive to those who named the Appalachian dulcimer.
		Dulcimers are usually tuned with a fifth interval between notes on either side of the treble bridge, the left side being higher.
	www.si.edu /resource/faq/nmah/hdhist.htm (1709 words)

	Encyclopedia Smithsonian:Making a Hammer Dulcimer
		Although the art of hammer dulcimer playing once appeared to be dying, a revival of interest has been slowly spreading in recent years.
		People unfamiliar with the dulcimer are pleasantly surprised by its clear, ringing tone and the animated dance of the player’s hands.
		The string lengths given are good ones for a dulcimer using steel music-wire strings and tuned as indicated in the information leaflet on dulcimer history and playing which is a companion to this one.
	www.si.edu /resource/faq/nmah/hdmake.htm (2494 words)

	Griffin Music Hammer Dulcimers - Frequently Asked Questions
		Many dulcimer makers will indicate the size and range of their dulcimers by the number of "courses" or string groups found on each bridge.
		Dulcimer soundboards are efficient dust collectors and cleaning them can be a chore.
		For the most part, dulcimer recordings are best for building up your repertoire after you've learned to play at the intermediate level.
	www.dulcimer.com /faq.html (1505 words)

	Hammered Dulcimers, Bodhrans, Celtic CDs for Sale on Dulcimer.ca: Musical Instruments
		Conventional Hammered Dulcimers are built using a flat, asymmetrical frame and rely on wood density to withstand the effect of several thousand pounds of string tension working to collapse the structure.
		The name dulcimer comes from the Latin and Greek works dulce and melos, which combine to mean “sweet tune”.
		All evidence seems to indicate that the Appalachian dulcimer dates back no more than 200 years and that Bibles refer to the hammered type.
	www.dulcimer.ca /instruments/index.html (189 words)

	Smoky Mountain News \| Arts + Events
		The word dulcimer is of Latin and Greek origins, the Latin word dulcis meaning sweet and the Greek word melos meaning sound.
		It is believed that the dulcimer likely came about when Pennsylvania Germans migrated into southwestern Virginia and West Virginia in the early 1700s bringing with them the schietholt, a square three-stringed member of the fretted zither family, according to an essay published by the Appalachian Cultural Museum at Appalachian State University.
		The dulcimer’s popularity ebbed and flowed over the years, experiencing a tremendous burst in the 1950s with the rise of folk musician Jean Ritchie.
	www.smokymountainnews.com /issues/06_06/06_21_06/art_on_dulcimer.html (821 words)

	dulcimer. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The dulcimer is related to the psaltery and modern zither.
		It originated in the Middle East and was adopted in Europe in the Middle Ages.
		The popularity of the dulcimer continued in Western Europe until the 17th cent., when it sharply declined, though a German, Pantaleon Hebenstreit, enlarged it to make an instrument called the pantaleon in the early 18th cent.
	www.bartleby.com /65/du/dulcimer.html (190 words)

	dulcimer
		So I just say the mountain dulcimer is a home-made musical instrument developed by people like the Virginians, Kentuckians and up-country Carolinians who settled Illinois in the 1820s and 30s.
		The earliest dulcimer we know of for sure, according to dulcimer historian Ralph Lee Smith, is from the Virginia highlands near Roanoke.
		In time, according to Smith, a journalist and collector who is considered the most knowledgeable historian of dulcimer origins, Scots-Irish settlers in the Virginia highlands heard it and adapted it to the ballads, fiddle tunes and folk hymns of their own musical tradition.
	www.sci.edu /classes/ellertsen/dulcimer.html (604 words)

	Manitou Springs Dulcimer Shop
		This hourglass-shaped dulcimer has 2" deep sides and is 35" long, is made from selected sustainable harvest domestic hardwoods and softwoods.
		As her unique designs came to life we also discovered that on a dulcimer multiple smaller soundholes result in a more balanced richer tone.
		This hourglass-shaped dulcimer has 2" deep sides and is 35" long, We carefully select beautifully grained hardwoods and softwoods.
	www.dulcimer.net /ourdulcimers.htm (387 words)

	Denny's Dulcimer Den
		I pick up a mountain dulcimer and play just for for fun and relaxation, because I really love the mountain dulcimer and the music that comes from it.
		I perform on mountain dulcimer and other instruments, for social groups, company christmas parties, private dinner parties, sunday school class parties, for special sales events at stores and nurseries, and at several area old-time festivals and coffeehouses.
		Dulcimer festivals I have perfomed at include the Ohio Valley Gathering, the Old-time Gospel Music Retreat in Palestine,OH, Old Capital Dulcimer Festival in Corydon,IN, Dulcimer Chataqua at New Harmony,IN, the Midland, MI Dulcimer Festival, and Metamora Music Days, Metamora,IN.
	www.dulcimerden.net /index.html (859 words)

	Dulcimer Books
		Early on, she reminds the reader that "the dulcimer is not a toy or a stringed kazoo" but a serious, expressive musical instrument capable of "stretching as far as the imagination".
		With detailed discussions on dulcimer layout, hammers, tuning, and stands plus extensive performance notes on every tune, this book is a valuable asset to the beginning through intermediate player.
		Timeless carols are reborn with a Celtic twist in chamber folk arrangements performed on hammered dulcimer with Celtic harp, recorders, cittern, violin, mandolin, guitar, concertina, viola da gamba and hand drums.
	www.mondouno.com /dulcimer1.htm (1004 words)

	Tindle Music Company - Mountain Dulcimer Music
		If you are a dulcimer player, be sure to check out the books and all the tablatures in the lower half of this page.
		sampler of many dulcimer styles by 16 different players among the finest in the country today.
		If you plan to use any of these tablatures for a workshop at a dulcimer club meeting or event, please email us to request permission to reproduce in quantity.
	www.tindlemusic.com /dulcimer.htm (503 words)

	Dulcimer Web Ring (Site not responding. Last check: )
		His interest in the Appalachian dulcimer has led to a blissful adventure in music and dulcimer building.
		Linda teaches private dulcimer and flute lessons as well as teaching at numerous venues and music festivals across the country.
		Visit her website to learn about the events she is involved in, her instruction books, recordings of fiddle tunes, Irish tunes, & dulcimer duets, rounds & ensembles that have been an inspiration to an entire generation of dulcimer players.
	n.webring.com /hub?ring=dulcimer (716 words)

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