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Origins and History of The Dulcimer
The dulcimer is a member of the string family. It is further categorized into
the Psaltrey family, a group of instruments that are comprised of strings
stretched across a frame and played by plucking or drumming. The only
difference, in fact, between the dulcimer and the psaltrey is the fact that one
is plucked and the other is drummed. The dulcimer family ....
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Greek instrument, the psalterion. The santir was a trapeziodal box covered with
strings. It was played by striking the strings with light sticks. From there
the Arabs carried the santir through North Africa where it was integrated into
the Jewish culture. From North Africa it was taken to Spain, for a carving was
discovered in the cathedral Santiago de Compostela, dated 1184. It is unknown
why the Irish make mention of the timpan, a generic term for any member of the
psaltrey ....
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