Appalachian Dulcimer

Billy Reed Hampton American

1982

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Title: Appalachian Dulcimer
Maker: Billy Reed Hampton (American, Dongola, Kentucky, born 1940)
Date: 1982
Geography: New York, NY, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Sassafras, poplar, metal
Dimensions: Length: 84.3 cm
Depth of body: 4.7 cm
Upper bouts: 10.9 cm
Middle bouts: 7.0 cm
Lower bouts: 15.2 cm
String length: 69.2 cm
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked
Credit Line: Gift of Billy Reed Hampton, 1982
Object Number: 1982.240
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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