Resonator dulcimer
The resonator dulcimer is an Appalachian dulcimer which features a metal resonating cone inset in the body, which receives and acoustically amplifies the vibration of the strings. The first evidence of a resonator dulcimer appeared in 1976 in the magazine Dulcimer Players News. Park Gortney of E. Sparta, Ohio, is pictured holding a dulcimer with a resonator, captioned "W/DOBRO RESONATOR | MAKES A BIG SOUND."[1] Another early example was conceived in 1977 and completed in 1979 by dulcimer luthier Homer Ledford, who called it a "dulcibro" (portmanteau of "dulcimer" and "dobro").[2]
Unlike resonator guitars, resonator ukuleles, and resonator mandolins, the resonator dulcimer was never commercially produced on a large scale.
References[edit]
- ^ Dulcimer Players News Vol. 2 No. 3. Dulcimer Players News. 1976.
- ^ Alvey, R. Gerald. Dulcimer Maker: the craft of Homer Ledford. University Press of Kentucky, 2003. ISBN 978-0-8131-9051-8. Pg 48-51
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