Appalachian dulcimer traditions

"This fully revised edition provides expanded information about the history of the scheitholt and the dulcimer before the Civil War and discusses traditions and types still being discovered and documented. Smith also adds his personal adventures in researching the dulcimer's history. A new, final chapter describes types and styles that don't fit conveniently into the mainstream development of the instrument. The book concludes with several appendixes, including measurements of representative dulcimers and listings of dulcimer recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture at the Library of Congress."--Jacket.