Radford Appalachian Dulcimer

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Object Details

maker

Radford, Lewis A.

Description

This Appalachian dulcimer was made by Lewis Radford in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, in 1969. It is a single-bout dulcimer, with four strings (one melody string, two drone strings, and one string with an unknown purpose), metal nut and bridge, 12 metal frets, two f-shaped sound holes, 4 dark wood friction pegs, carved out pegbox, and rounded head.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1969

ID Number

MI.70.04

catalog number

70.04

accession number

304682

Object Name

dulcimer

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 3 9/16 in x 7 1/4 in x 35 1/4 in; 9.049 cm x 18.415 cm x 89.535 cm

place made

United States: Virginia

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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments

Music & Musical Instruments

Dulcimers

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-466d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_606075