Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 298
e stand is somewhat heavy ineffect, but very firm and secure. Illustration 233 shows a dulcimer which is in theDeerfield Museum. It has an extremely plain case,and must have been, when new, an inexpensive in- T 274 Furniture of the Olden Time strument. The dulcimer of early times was a… … lllus. 233 the dulcimer and its hammers. The heads of thehammers were covered with hard and soft leather togive a loud or soft tone. The instrument in theillustration was probably made from 1826 to 1830, Musical Instruments 275 during which time the dulcimer was quite popular,especially in the…
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