Amburgey Appalachian Dulcimer: Museum Object and Cultural History
Amburgey Appalachian Dulcimer: date made: 1930. maker: Amburgey, Jethro. Object Name: dulcimer.
The object in the museum catalogue
This Appalachian dulcimer was made by Jethro Amburgey in Hindman, Kentucky in 1930. It is a double-bout dulcimer, with three strings (one melody string and two drone strings), wood nut and bridge, 17 metal frets, 4 heart-shaped sound holes, 3 wood friction pegs, craved out pegbox, and a rounded head. The dulcimer has a handwritten label on the inside:
#24 Jethro Amburgey Settlement School, Hindman, Ky Nov. 13 - 1930
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1930
- maker: Amburgey, Jethro
- Object Name: dulcimer
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 2 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in x 32 5/8 in; 6.35 cm x 14.605 cm x 82.8675 cm
- place made: United States: Kentucky, Hindman
- ID Number: MI.70.03
- catalog number: 70.03
- accession number: 304683
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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