A little about the Hammered Dulcimer
A hammered dulcimer is a wooden box or trapizoid, arranged with pin blocks on the left and right, and set (or courses) of metal strings that cross bridges. Bigger hammered dulcimers have more courses and greater range. And they are played with hammers.
Diagram below shows:
- A – treble bridge
- B – bass bridge
- C – (on some models) super bass bridge (cab be on right or left side depending on preference
- D – (on some models) chromatic bridge
Hammered Dulcimers are known and played in much of the United States, Great Britton and parts of Europe. Other similar insturments are found wide spread around the world: the Hackbrett is found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, The Cimbalom is found in Hungary, the Santur, Santoor or Santouri can be found Iran, Iraq, Greece and India and the Salterio is found in Spanish speaking countries and Italy. For a more exhaustive list please look at Wikipedia’s article:
