Fig. 287.
Fig. 288.
Dulcimer.
Have the wood about an inch thick: on the top of it, lengthwise through the centre, draw a straight line as a guide. Along the line drive common white pins graduated
Fig. 489. in size, placing the largest at one end and the smallest at the other (Fig. 489). If you can only get pins of one size, graduate their height by sinking some deeper in the wood than others. To do so without danger of bending the pins, first make shallow holes with a large strong pin by screwing it into the wood; a hat-pin will answer the purpose. Should you happen to have heavy nippers, the pins may be all of the same height, and you can pinch off their tops, causing the row to slant down from one end to the other. All being ready, touch the pins lightly with the quill toothpick, running the scale first up, then down, the entire length of the pin row. After a few trials you will be able to play some simple airs on the pin keys.
Doubtless most of you have seen bells of glass which may be rung like those of metal, but probably you have have never tried bringing
