One of our instruments here in the "house of music" is a mountain dulcimer which we tend to use for Celtic music rather than the more traditional Appalachian stuff. A dulcimer is one of those wonderful instruments that's rather easy to begin on but you can make it as fancy as you want. You might want to check out a nice Celtic tune played on one in this Youtube video. We have this possession according to the "you can't have too many instruments" clause in our contract.
Oh...you might notice in the picture a strange extra piece of wood that lies about a 1/4 inch below the surface of the dulcimer. That's a possum board (also goes by a variety of other names). It helps project the sound when you're playing it on your lap. Thanks Steve!
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