Appalachian Dulcimer

The Appalachian dulcimer (or mountain dulcimer) is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It origins are in the Appalachian region of the United States. The body extends the length of the fingerboard, and its fretting is generally diatonic.

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