CHAPTER 4: Dulcimers in the British Isles since 1800 > 'British' dulcimers 1800-1945

'British Dulcimers', 1800 - c.1945

Dulcimers in 19thC. literature? The Worshipful Company of Musicians Street musicians between the wars Reader's queries and their answers Charles Gray, The Dulcimer: How to Make it A second batch of queries and answers Paul Hasluck, How to make and play a dulcimer The professional makers The inventors Dulcimers with banjos, concertinas - and puppets Buskers in the street, and Quakers at home Five printed tutors An unsolved riddle

The location of each item of source material from the British Isles has been charted, and it is apparent that apart from the regional styles identifiable today, there were dulcimers in many other areas.

These may have had some further regional characteristics which have yet to be identified, or they may have been in a common British style, which in some areas disappeared completely, and elsewhere strengthened and gained individual character, as discussed below.