Hammered dulcimer
 a musician playing a Diatonic Hammered Dulcimer | |
| String instrument | |
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| Other names | Cimbalom Dulcimer Four-hammer dulcimer Hammer dulcimer de: Hackbrett it: Salterio es: Dulcémele pl: Cymbały fa: Santoor, Santur uk: Tsymbaly fr: Tympanon zh: Yangqin ko: Yanggeum kh: ឃឹម Khim vi: Tam Thập Lục th: ขิม Khim tt: чимбал çimbal |
| Classification | Percussion instrument (Chordophone), String instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 314.122-4 (Simple chordophone sounded by hammers) |
| Developed | Antiquity |
| Related instruments | |
| Alpine Zither, Appalachian Dulcimer, Autoharp, Board Zither, Concert Zither, Psaltery | |
The hammered dulcimer (also called the hammer dulcimer, dulcimer, or tympanon) is a percussion-stringed instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal resonant sound board.
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