Dulcitar
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Dulcitar is one of a great many names used to describe a necked lute instrument with diatonic fretting, based on the Appalachian dulcimer.
Other names used for this instrument include:
- Walkabout dulcimer (Olympia Dulcimer Company)
- Strumstick (McNally)
- strumbly (Matt Edwards)
- pickin' stick (Larry Barringer)
- sweetstick (Mole In The Ground)
- Pick 'n' Stick (Terry McCafferty)
- Stick Dulcimer (Michael J King, Matthew Cox, Eric Holland/Dark Star Guitars)
- Backpacker Dulcimer (Larry Dodson)
[edit] History
The earliest attested dulcitars were those made by luthier Homer Ledford, who coined the term "dulcitar" as a portmanteau of "dulcimer" and "guitar". [1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Alvey, R. Gerald. Dulcimer Maker: the craft of Homer Ledford. University Press of Kentucky, 2003. ISBN 978-0813190518
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