Object Details
- Description
This Appalachian dulcimer was made by James Edward (Uncle Ed) Thomas in Bath, Kentucky, in 1915. It is a double-bout dulcimer made of walnut, with three strings (one melody string and two drone strings), wood nut and bridge, 17 metal frets, 4 heart-shaped sound holes, 3 wooden friction pegs, carved out pegbox, and rounded head. The fretboard has handwritten numbers. Handwritten inside the dulcimer:
Manufactured by
J. Edward Thomas
Dec. 1 - 1915
Ky.- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift from the Estate of Sam Eskin (through Otho Evans Eskin and Stanley Eskin)
- 1915
- ID Number
- MI.76.01
- catalog number
- 76.01
- accession number
- 317885
- Object Name
- dulcimer
- Physical Description
- walnut (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 5/8 in x 6 3/4 in x 33 1/4 in; 6.6675 cm x 17.145 cm x 84.455 cm
- place made
- United States: Kentucky, Bath
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Dulcimers
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606078
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-48b3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
