The Dulcimer player

[Artig Toy Soldiers]

Hi everyone!

This week we're featuring our dulcimer player! He is part of the 1st grenadier regiment of the infantry of the old guard (1805 - 1810).

View the dulcimer player on our website.

 

[Tony Barton]

He's very nice... but that's not a dulcimer , at least not in English usage ! A pair of cymbals.
A dulcimer is a stringed instrument, in the form of a soundbox with strings across the top, struck with hammers.

 

[tomaso]

The dulcimer would be similar to the Latvian instrument kolke, though the strings of the kolke are muted with one hand and plucked with a plectrum in the other. Just adding some info...I live in Latvia.