Dulcibro
Resonator dulcimer
Musical instrument
The resonator dulcimer is an Appalachian dulcimer which features a metal resonating cone inset in the body, which receives and acoustically amplifies the vibration of the strings. The first evidence of a resonator dulcimer appeared in 1976 in the magazine Dulcimer Players News. Park Gortney of E. Sparta, Ohio, is pictured holding a dulcimer with a resonator, captioned "W/DOBRO RESONATOR | MAKES A BIG SOUND."[1] Another early example was conceived in 1977 and completed in 1979 by dulcimer luthier Homer Ledford, who called it a "dulcibro" (portmanteau of "dulcimer" and "dobro").[2]
Unlike resonator guitars, resonator ukuleles, and resonator mandolins, the resonator dulcimer was never commercially produced on a large scale.