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Cimbalom

Cimbalom

The cimbalom is a type of large hammered dulcimer, found throughout Central and Eastern Europe.  As with other hammered dulcimers, it is played by striking the strings with a pair of "sticks" or beaters.  Danubius uses the concert cimbalom (like the one seen above), as developed in Hungary by Jozsef Schunda in the 1870's. It is fully chromatic, with a 4-octave extended range, and it has a damper pedal (similar to a piano).  Four detachable legs give it support and make it somewhat easier to transport.