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My Hammered Dulcimer

My Hammered Dulcimer
There are various Hammered Dulcimer postings from YouTube of different tunes, and NO I'm not playing any of them.

The Hammered Dulcimer

The hammered dulcimer is an ancient trapezoidal musical instrument played by striking the strings with wooden hammers. Originating in the Middle East about 2000 years ago, English soldiers brought the instrument back to England after their failed attempt to conquer Persia during the Crusades about 1000 years ago. Dulcimers have many names in many lands: santur in the Middle East, yang q'in in China, hackbrett in Austria, zither in Germany, and cymbalom in Hungary. The name "dulcimer" is derived from Latin, meaning "sweet sound". Hammered dulcimers were popular in England during the reign of James I, when the Bible was translated into English as the King James Bible. The dulcimer was mentioned in the Book of Daniel 3:5 among other instruments "..the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music..." The dulcimer was later mechanized to become what we now know as the harpsichord which later evolved in the piano.

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Awww Monday


14 Comments:

Mountain Woman said...

He (she?) is so adorable. Loved the photo Mike.

Sandee said...

Awww...he/she is having a big LOL. Just saying. Great Mike.

Have a terrific day. Big hug. :)

Just Breathe said...

Makes you giggle!

~sjts said...

Love it...LOL!!!

Mike Golch said...

Mountain Woman,Sandee,Just Breathe,and Sjts,I'm glad that you liked this one.

Syd said...

Cute--glad that it is alive and not a dead one in rigor mortis.

Mike Golch said...

if it was dead,it would not be here.

Mari said...

This is a good one! Good find Mike!

Mike Golch said...

Mari,I'm glad you enjoyed this one.

Buggys said...

I actually burst out laughing when I came to this picture! It's a good one.

Mike Golch said...

Buggys,Sometimes I run across some good ones.

Finally Free said...

Hi Mike,
That's how I feel sometimes. He looks like he is filled with joy!
That is a great picture. :)
Hope you have a blessed week.
Blessings,
Tammy

Mike Golch said...

Tammy(Finally Free)being filled with JOY is a great thing.Thanks for stopping by.I hope that you have a blessed week as well.

Just Be Real said...

I am right there with this happy guy! Not a care in the world!!