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| Other names | dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, lap dulcimer, fretted dulcimer, dulcimore, etc. |
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| Typical modern: D3-D6 (diatonic) | |
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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.