Dulcitar

Dulcitar is one of a great many names used to describe a necked lute instrument with diatonic fretting, based on the Appalachian dulcimer.

A "strumbly" dulcitar

Other names used for this instrument include:

• Walkabout dulcimer (Olympia Dulcimer Company)
• Strumstick (McNally)
• strumbly (Matt Edwards)
• pickin' stick (Larry Barringer)
• sweetstick (Mole In The Ground)
• Pick 'n' Stick (Terry McCafferty)
• Stick Dulcimer (Michael J King, Matthew Cox, Eric Holland/Dark Star Guitars)
• Backpacker Dulcimer (Larry Dodson)

History

The earliest attested dulcitars were those made by luthier Homer Ledford, who coined the term "dulcitar" as a portmanteau of "dulcimer" and "guitar". ^[1]

See also

• Resonator dulcimer
• Banjo dulcimer

References

1. ^ Alvey, R. Gerald. Dulcimer Maker: the craft of Homer Ledford. University Press of Kentucky, 2003. ISBN 978-0813190518