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Hammer dulcimers

Scope note

Use for American dulcimers which, like dulcimers worldwide, are played with hammers. For the American chordophones involving strings stretched over a soundbox, but played by plucking, use "Appalachian dulcimers."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000218041

Broader Terms used

dulcimers

Equivalent Terms used

hammer dulcimer

Created

13yrs ago

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