dulcimer
Noun
Meaning
An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer.
An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews. Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the psaltery.
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Experience, like a pale musician, holds; A dulcimer of patience in his hand.
According to Burger, the class is scheduled to perform at a senior event in November, and members of the class plan to eventually take the dulcimers into area schools “to see if we can get children interested in playing the dulcimer.”
Hammered dulcimer accompanied by lute, tambourine and bagpipe.
“Being a dulcimer player, I played on the streets in Jonesborough for a few years, and never once did someone come up to me and say, ‘Oh, I also play.’
Roberts is making the hammered dulcimer a popular instrument in the Miami Valley.
The hammered dulcimer is set before the musician, who may sit cross legged on the floor or on a stool at an instrument set on legs.