A banjo dulcimer is an Appalachian dulcimer

Appalachian dulcimer

The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...

 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

Banjo

In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...

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Homer Ledford

Homer Ledford

Homer C. Ledford was an instrument maker and bluegrass musician from Kentucky who specialized in making dulcimers....

, a luthier during the early part of the revival of the dulcimer, built several banjo dulcimers, which he called the dulcijo (portmanteau of "dulcimer" and "banjo").

Makers of banjo dulcimers

• McSpadden Dulcimers began producing banjo dulcimers in the early 2000s.
• Doug Thomson produces a banjo dulcimer called "Banjo-Mer"
• Mike Clemmer produces a banjo dulcimer called "ban-jammer"

See also

• Banjo mandolin
• Banjo ukulele
• Banjo guitar
  Banjo guitar
  The banjo guitar, is known by many names: guitar banjo, guitjo, banjar, banjitar or ganjo. It is a six-string banjo with the neck of a guitar. It is tuned like a guitar and can be played by guitarists who desire the sound of a banjo...
  
  
• Guitjo