Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
sound radiation, hammered dulcimer, near-filed acoustical holography, NAH
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The hammered dulcimer is a stringed instrument of the zither family, typically consisting of a wooden trapezoidal body with metal strings stretched across the frame. A typical dulcimer can span anywhere between 2 1/2 and 5 octaves, depending on the size of the instrument. The dulcimer used in our research is a 16/15 (meaning it has 16 courses of strings of the treble bridge and 15 across the bass) Songbird Phoebe built specially for our project by Christopher Foss of Muscatine, Iowa. The dulcimer is made of Baltic birch and has two strings per course. It has six sound holes: two on front and four on back, one of which serves as a carrying handle for the dulcimer.
Recommended Citation
Christensen, Benjamin and Gee, Dr. Kent
(2013)
"Sound Radiation from a Hammered Dulcimer,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 2797.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2797