Dulcimer strings, Martin Dulcimer strings available at stringbaby

In the early 19th century, in the southern Appalachian Mountains, some Scottish and Irish immigrant communities were using the Dulcimer. Even though this instrument has no known precent in ether country.

In a more current note, folk singer Joni Mitchell and pop artist Cyndi Lauper are amoung some of the high-profile mountain dulcimer player. Where Lauper featured the Dulcimer on the popular song Time After Time.

Some of the modern variants are the guitar dulcimer,  the banjo dulcimer, the cardboard dulcimer, resonator dulcimer, aquavina and the dulcitar .

Appalachian dulcimers are most often made by craftsmen and small, family run businesses usualy located in the American South and particularly in Appalachia