I prefer the hammered dulcimer. After a while I lose it with the cymbalom.

@FrayedBear Lose what? And how do you define the difference?

@chicagojcb You took the bait! But no. The only hammered dulcimer I was familiar with had a cleaner sound to the cymbalom. And I suspect cymbaloms can, like pianos, sound different. Perhaps it is my hearing and memory - I hadn't heard either for a long time til the other day.

@FrayedBear I've been in close contact with american hammered dulcimers, hungarian/romanian cimboloms, and greek santouris. They're built pretty much the same way. They are tuned a little differently. Probably the hammers and the style contribute the most to how they sound.

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