Directory of Dulcimer Resources

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A trapezoidal instrument of the zither family. Strings, which are stretched over a soundboard, may be hit by hammers (Hammered dulcimer) or plucked (Mountain or Appalachian dulcimer). The name dulcimer is derived from latin and translated means "sweet sounds".

Subcategories

• Appalachian
• Hammered
• Makers
• Mountain

Resources in This Category

• Dulcimer Player News

  http://www.dpnews.com/
  Journal devoted to both hammered and fretted dulcimer with tunes, tips for beginners, reviews, instrument care and repair, interviews, festival information, and dulcimer history.

• Dulcimers - from David Kettlewell's Thesis

  http://dulcimer.new-renaissance.com/
  Photos of English hammered and trapezoid-plucked dulcimer players. Playing traditions, history, structure, and use.

• EverythingDulcimer.Com

  http://www.everythingdulcimer.com/
  A website for those interested in the hammered dulcimer or the mountain dulcimer. Includes discussion groups, tips for beginners, event listings, a marketplace of products, tablature, chat room, teacher and club listings, and a contest offering dulcimer-related prizes.

• Susan Vinson Sherlock

  http://www.susansherlock.com/
  Folk musician based in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Includes biography, recordings, schedule of appearances, and information on hammered dulcimer lessons.

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