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Hammered dulcimer

The hammered dulcimer (also called the hammer dulcimer) is a percussion-string instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal resonant sound board. The hammered dulcimer is set before the musician, who in more traditional styles may sit cross-legged on the floor, or in a more modern style may stand or sit at a wooden support…

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Strings and tuning

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History

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Hammers

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Classification
Percussion instrument (chordophone), string instrument
Developed
Antiquity
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
314.122-4 (Simple chordophone sounded by hammers)
Other names
Four-hammer dulcimer See § Variants and adaptations · Four-hammer dulcimer · See § Variants and adaptations

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Hammered dulcimer

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Edges66
Triples87
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
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related to External links · 22
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related to Variants and adaptations · 20
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related to Further reading · 11
Hammered dulcimer → David, Gifford, History, Inc, ISBN, Kettlewell, Paul, PhD, The Dulcimer, The Hammered Dulcimer, The Scarecrow Press
related to Strings and tuning · 4
Hammered dulcimer → As, Each, In, The
Other names · 3
Hammered dulcimer → Four-hammer dulcimer, Four-hammer dulcimer See § Variants and adaptations, See § Variants and adaptations
Classification · 1
Hammered dulcimer → Percussion instrument (chordophone), string instrument
Developed · 1
Hammered dulcimer → Antiquity
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Hammered dulcimer → 314.122-4 (Simple chordophone sounded by hammers)
see also · 1
Hammered dulcimer → List

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Hammered dulcimerClassificationPercussion instrument (chordophone), string instrument1.00infobox
Hammered dulcimerDevelopedAntiquity1.00infobox
Hammered dulcimerHornbostel–Sachs classification314.122-4 (Simple chordophone sounded by hammers)1.00infobox
Hammered dulcimerOther namesFour-hammer dulcimer See § Variants and adaptations1.00infobox
Hammered dulcimerOther namesFour-hammer dulcimer1.00infobox
Hammered dulcimerOther namesSee § Variants and adaptations1.00infobox
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