There are many varieties of dulcimer. In addition to the traditional eight-tone, ten-tone and twelve-tone small dulcimer, which are suitable for folk instrumental ensembles or accompaniment for rap and opera, dulcimer with variable pitch, turntable dulcimer, zheng dulcimer, and full-tempo live-horse dulcimer. And electric dulcimer, etc. are suitable for solo or participating in the national band ensemble.

mutated dulcimer
The semi-relief 402 dulcimer was researched and made in the 1960s. The four-row horse is also called "401-type dulcimer". Roller plates are placed on both sides of the panel. There are metal rollers under each set of strings to achieve accurate tuning and rapid To adjust the strings, there is also a copper sound-changing groove on the roller plate on the left side. Through the sound-changing groove moving back and forth on the plate, the strings can be raised or lowered by a semitone. It not only achieves the purpose of rapid modulation, but also simplifies the structure of the dulcimer, making the original dulcimer with only two sound ranges. Expanded to four octaves, and with a new pitch and sub-arrangement, it can be quickly transposed during performance. Its biggest advantage is that the playing method is unified. As long as you learn the playing method of one key, you can play the music of other keys.

Turntable tuning dulcimer
Turntable tuning dulcimer: There are 4 horses on the left, middle, right and low, and the phonemic arrangement has a certain regularity, making it easy to play. The left side is equipped with a tuning mechanism, which is composed of main shaft, cam, lever, connecting rod, voice-changing leaflet and other main components. The various cams installed on the main shaft, through the connecting rods fixed on the angle iron bracket, control the rise (cut string) and fall (off string) of the pitch-changing loose-leaf. When the variable leaf is upright, the semitone is raised, so as to achieve the purpose of transposition, which is more convenient to use.

zither dulcimer
Zheng Yangqin: The two instruments of Yangqin and Zheng are organically combined. The upper part is a four-row Ma Yangqin, and the lower part is a 16-string zheng. The position of the sound beam, the radian of the panel, and the height of the horse are the same as those of the dulcimer, only the shape is 15 cm wider than that of the dulcimer. It can play both dulcimer works and zheng pieces. As long as dulcimer players master the basic playing methods of zheng, they can play and combine on the zheng dulcimer and obtain the acoustic effects of the two instruments at the same time. It is suitable for small national bands and Ji opera. Musical accompaniment use.

Full-length live horse dulcimer
Full-tempered live-horse dulcimer: The aluminum alloy frame is used to support the tension of the strings, which eliminates the phenomenon of drums on the dulcimer panel. Iron bars and bolts are connected under each horse, and the height of the horse is adjusted by rotating the nut. The arrangement of the tone columns conforms to the traditional playing habits, from the bass to the treble, from the lower right to the upper left horizontally. With the same method, you can perform transposition performance on 12 keys and use various temporary change semitones arbitrarily. Dual-stop dampers and quick fine-tuning of the strings. This kind of dulcimer is sensitive in pronunciation, loud in volume, sweet and bright in treble, soft in midrange and strong in bass.

electric dulcimer
Electric Dulcimer: It consists of four parts: body, pickups, amplifiers and speakers. The body is similar to the dulcimer. A pickup is installed near each set of strings. After the strings vibrate, the sound waves are converted into electrical signals through the pickups. After the amplifier beautifies the sound, it is emitted by the speaker. The electric dulcimer maintains the phonemic arrangement and playing method of the traditional dulcimer in the body structure. The production material and overall shape are different from the traditional dulcimer. The strings are also reduced from 138 to 91, which significantly reduces the tension of the strings and overcomes the deformation of the body. The electric dulcimer has the characteristics of bright treble, sweet midrange and deep bass. It is an excellent characteristic instrument in the ensemble of a national band or a symphony orchestra, especially suitable for solo or accompaniment.