Editing Dulcimer (section)

==Appalachian dulcimer and derivatives==
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In the [[Appalachia]]n region of the U.S. in the nineteenth century, hammered dulcimers were rare. There, the word ''dulcimer'', which was familiar from the [[King James Version]] of the [[Bible]], was used to refer to a three or four stringed fretted instrument, generally played on the lap by strumming. 

Variants include:
* The original [[Appalachian dulcimer]]
* Various twentieth century derivatives, including
** [[Banjo dulcimer]], with banjo-like resonating membrane
** [[Resonator dulcimer]], with inset conical resonator
** [[Bowed dulcimer]], teardrop-shaped and played upright with a bow
** [[Electric dulcimer]], various types of dulcimer which use a pickup to amplify the sound