1. Introduction -- 2. Forerunners -- 3. The dulcimer's origins -- 4. The santur -- 5. The hackbrett -- 6. The Cimbalom family -- 7. The pantaleon -- 8. The salerio -- 9. The French psalterion and ...

Boone, Hubert. "De Hommel in de Lage Landen." Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments Bulletin 5 (1975): 9-153. Bryan, Charles Faulkner. "The Hammered Dulcimer." Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin 18 ...

Ninety-two-year-old Irene Radcliffe wasn't quite sure what she was looking at when she brought down a heavy wooden box from her attic. But she knew it was something special. Also a little puzzled was ...

"Hammer Dulcimer History and Playing," posted by the Smithsonian Institution, cites: "The ancient origins of the dulcimer are undoubtedly in the Near East, where instruments of this type have been ...