Appalachian dulcimer

Appalachian dulcimer

Other names	dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, lap dulcimer, fretted dulcimer, dulcimore, etc.
Classification	Plucked string fretted zither Hornbostel-Sachs: 314.122-5
Playing range
Typical modern: D3-D6 (diatonic)
Related instruments
Epinette des Vosges (France) Hummel (instrument) (Sweden, Netherlands) Langeleik (Norway) Monochord Scheitholt (Germany) Zither (Austria, Germany)
Musicians
List of Appalachian dulcimer players

The Appalachian dulcimer (many variant names; see below) is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings, originally played in the Appalachian region of the United States. The body extends the length of the fingerboard, and its fretting is generally diatonic.