Hammered dulcimer

Hammered Dulcimer
	a musician playing a Diatonic Hammered Dulcimer
String instrument
Other names	Cimbalom; Dulcimer; Four-hammer dulcimer; Hammer dulcimer; de: Hackbrett; it: Salterio; es: Dulcémele; pl: Cymbały; fa: Santoor, Santur; uk: Tsymbaly; fr: Tympanon; zh: Yangqin; ko: Yanggeum; kh: ឃឹម Khim; vi: Tam Thập Lục; th: ขิม Khim; tt: чимбал çimbal;
Classification	Percussion instrument (Chordophone), String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	314.122-4; (Simple chordophone sounded by hammers)
Developed	Antiquity
Related instruments
	Alpine Zither, Appalachian Dulcimer, Autoharp, Board Zither, Concert Zither, Psaltery

The hammered dulcimer (also called the hammer dulcimer, dulcimer, or tympanon) is a percussion-stringed instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal resonant sound board.

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String instrument
a musician playing a Diatonic Hammered Dulcimer
Other names	Cimbalom Dulcimer Four-hammer dulcimer Hammer dulcimer de: Hackbrett it: Salterio es: Dulcémele pl: Cymbały fa: Santoor, Santur uk: Tsymbaly fr: Tympanon zh: Yangqin ko: Yanggeum kh: ឃឹម Khim vi: Tam Thập Lục th: ขิม Khim tt: чимбал çimbal
Classification	Percussion instrument (Chordophone), String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	314.122-4 (Simple chordophone sounded by hammers)
Developed	Antiquity
Related instruments
Alpine Zither, Appalachian Dulcimer, Autoharp, Board Zither, Concert Zither, Psaltery