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003 OCoLC;

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008 970507s1997 mdua bk 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 97020990;

020 a| 0810833786 (cloth : alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o36909033;

035 a| (OCoLC)36909033;

040 a| DLCc| DLCd| EREd| UtOrBLW;

049 a| EREM;

050 00 a| ML1015.A6b| S63 1997;

100 1 a| Smith, Ralph Lee,d| 1927-=| ^A13685;

245 10 a| Appalachian dulcimer traditions /c| Ralph Lee Smith.;

260 a| Lanham, Md. :b| Scarecrow Press,c| 1997.;

300 a| ix, 167 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| American folk music and folk musicians ;v| no. 2;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160), discographies, and index.;

505 0 a| An American heritage -- Dulcimer ancestors and cousins -- The dulcimer in Virginia and the Melton family -- The pattern that traveled on horseback: Old West Virginia and North Carolina traditions -- Dulcimers of yesterday in the Cumberlands -- Dulcimer makers of the folk revival transition -- Appendix A. Measurements of representative instruments ; Appendix B. Fretting pattern of the Ache Scheitholt ; Appendix C. Winners of the Dulcimer Contest, Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia ; Appendix D. Newspaper story on Nineveh Presnell and his dulcimer ; Appendix E. Ordering dulcimers from old-time makers.;

520 a| Folklorist and musician Ralph Lee Smith follows tenuous threads to trace the evolution of this slightly mysterious instrument. A garage sale find may lead to a Library of Congress reference, then to surviving descendants of dulcimer makers of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes sections on regional styles and contemporary makers.;

650 0 a| Appalachian dulcimerx| History.=| ^A138763;

830 0 a| American folk music and musicians ;v| no. 2.=| ^A362367;

596 a| 3;

998 a| 625772;

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Appalachian dulcimer traditions / Ralph Lee Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, Ralph Lee, 1927-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1997.
Description	ix, 167 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Appalachian dulcimer--History.

Series	American folk music and folk musicians ; no. 2 American folk music and musicians ; no. 2. ^A362367
Contents	An American heritage -- Dulcimer ancestors and cousins -- The dulcimer in Virginia and the Melton family -- The pattern that traveled on horseback: Old West Virginia and North Carolina traditions -- Dulcimers of yesterday in the Cumberlands -- Dulcimer makers of the folk revival transition -- Appendix A. Measurements of representative instruments ; Appendix B. Fretting pattern of the Ache Scheitholt ; Appendix C. Winners of the Dulcimer Contest, Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia ; Appendix D. Newspaper story on Nineveh Presnell and his dulcimer ; Appendix E. Ordering dulcimers from old-time makers.
Abstract	Folklorist and musician Ralph Lee Smith follows tenuous threads to trace the evolution of this slightly mysterious instrument. A garage sale find may lead to a Library of Congress reference, then to surviving descendants of dulcimer makers of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes sections on regional styles and contemporary makers.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-160), discographies, and index.
LCCN	97020990
ISBN	0810833786 (cloth : alk. paper)

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