Banjo dulcimer
A banjo dulcimer is an Appalachian dulcimer modified by adding a vibrating membrane to the body of the instrument. This changes the tone and volume of the instrument, operating on the same principle as the banjo.
Homer Ledford, a luthier during the early part of the revival of the dulcimer, built several banjo dulcimers, which he called the dulcijo.
Makers of banjo dulcimers
- Doug Thomson has been producing banjo dulcimers since 1980 - called "Banjo-Mer"
- McSpadden Dulcimers began producing banjo dulcimers in the early 2000s.
- Mike Clemmer produces a banjo dulcimer called "ban-jammer"
- Dennis DenHartog has been building a solid frame banjo dulcimer called the "Banj-Mo" since spring, 2001.