Appalachian Dulcimer - Traditional String Instrument Guide #3354602 (License: Personal Use)

This illustration depicts a traditional Appalachian dulcimer, a fretted string instrument native to the Appalachian region of the United States. It features a teardrop- or hourglass-shaped wooden soundboard, three strings (typically two melody and one drone), and a diatonic fretboard. The instrument is played lap-style, often with a noter and strumming stick, and is central to old-time and folk music repertoires.

Used on educational pages about folk instruments, museum exhibits, music history sites, or luthier portfolios; matches user intent to learn about traditional American musical instruments or identify a dulcimer visually.