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That's why a dulcimore has feet!
It's funny how those little feet are actually quite a bit more convenient than a modern possum board. Rather than needing a board that correctly fits your dulcimer, you can just set a dulcimer with feet on any old surface for the same effect.
It's kind of like how when you place a music box on a wooden table, it suddenly becomes twice and resonant and twice the volume... the tabletop itself is like a giant possumboard.
That was the main thing that got me thinking about it. I have heard people say that putting a speaker on a wooden table makes it louder because the table resonates with the speaker, and I have always suspected that the table is just a reflective surface that redirects the soundwaves upward.
That's why a dulcimore has feet!
Yes, Dan, as did many of the PA German zitters. Sometimes on the old ones that don't have them you can see where they were glued on, but over time came off and weren't replaced.
Ken
"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."
It's kind of like how when you place a music box on a wooden table, it suddenly becomes twice and resonant and twice the volume... the tabletop itself is like a giant possumboard.
That's why a dulcimore has feet!