Plucked Dulcimer made by Bonnie Carol
Plucked Dulcimer made by Bonnie Carol
- Description (Brief)
- This plucked dulcimer was made by Bonnie Carol in Boulder, Colorado in 1976. It has 4 strings with Schaller tuners made of chrome with perloid buttons. The hourglass shaped body is made of cherry, and it has a rosewood fingerboard with 16 metal frets. The soundboard has four heart-shaped sound holes. Its serial number is 103. The dulcimer was previously used by journalist, musician, and historian of American folklore Ann Grimes (1912-2004). There is a maker’s mark inside the dulcimer on a heart-shaped label that reads “Bonnie Carol [/] Boulder [/] Colorado [/] June 76 [/] #103.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- dulcimer
- date made
- 1976
- maker
- Carol, Bonnie
- place made
- United States: Colorado, Boulder
- Physical Description
- cherry (body material)
- metal (frets material)
- perloid (button material)
- rosewood (fingerboard material)
- Measurements
- overall: 31 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 in; 80.01 cm x 19.05 cm x 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- 2016.0196.01
- accession number
- 2016.0196
- catalog number
- 2016.0196.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sara Grimes
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Linda Riddle
Wed, 2018-06-06 12:23