Appalachian dulcimer
（重定向自Lap Dulcimer）
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![A photo from the May 1, 1917, issue of Vogue, featuring an Appalachian dulcimer.](/Images/godic/202501/23/Dulcimer1917vogue3700.jpg")
![Closeup of Aubrey Atwater playing dulcimer.](/Images/godic/202501/23/AtwaterDulcimer3700.jpg")
![Courting dulcimer](/Images/godic/202501/23/Courting_dulcimer3700.jpg")
The Appalachian dulcimer (many variant names; see below) is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. Its origins are in the Appalachian region of the United States. The body extends the length of the fingerboard, and its fretting is generally diatonic.