Object Details
- Gardner, Floyd
- Description
- This Appalachian dulcimer was made by Floyd A. Gardner in Woodlawn, Virginia, in 1966. It is a single-bout dulcimer, with three strings (one melody string and two drone strings), dark wood nut and bridge, 16 metal frets, 4 heart-shaped sound holes, 4 machine side tuners with plastic heads, carved out pegbox, and rectangular head.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1966
- ID Number
- MI.67.001
- catalog number
- 67.001
- accession number
- 272442
- Object Name
- dulcimer
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/16 in x 7 in x 34 1/2 in; .47625 cm x 17.78 cm x 87.63 cm
- place made
- United States: Virginia, Woodlawn
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Dulcimers
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606068
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4667-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
