Dulcitar

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Dulcitar is one of a great many names used to describe a necked lute instrument with diatonic fretting, based on the Appalachian dulcimer.

A "strumbly" dulcitar
A "strumbly" dulcitar

Other names used for this instrument include:

  • Walkabout dulcimer (Olympia Dulcimer Company)
  • Strumstick® (McNally)
  • strumbly (Matt Edwards)
  • pickin' stick (Larry Barringer)
  • sweetstick
  • Pick 'n' Stick (Terry McCafferty)


[edit] History

The earliest attested dulcitars were those made by luthier Homer Ledford, who coined the term "dulcitar" as a portmanteau of "dulcimer" and "guitar". [1]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alvey, R. Gerald. Dulcimer Maker: the craft of Homer Ledford. University Press of Kentucky, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0813190518
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