Hammered Dulcimer Design: A Historical, Acoustical, and Player’s Point of View
Friday, February 13, 1998 4:00 p.m. Professor David Peterson Department of Mathematics University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas http://www.uca.edu/divisions/academic/math/ http://www.uca.edu/ The hammered dulcimer, a predecessor of the piano, has a long and still evolving lineage. Some recent design changes follow from solid acoustical principles and others merely demonstrate the folk process at work. Several aspects…