Mechanical dulcimer in wooden case shaped like a piano, with alfresco painting, covered with varnish, finished in yellow, with turned consoles. On the front side of the case protruding part, on the left, there is crank with a black wooden grip, goldish inscription ‘Faventia’ is in the center. A removable panel with latches, with three acoustic apertures covered with yellow fabric with three embroidered floral compositions and the number ‘8797’ is above it. Cast carrying handles are on the sides, rectangular opening covered with red fabric with braid on three sides is on the rear side. Round removable cover that allows the barrel to be replaced is on the right lateral side. Tune selector with knob and label with the list of tunes is on the left side. A lid with two hinges is on the top, a sticker with instructions on how to tune the instrument, musical notes, and inscriptions in English and Spanish is on the lid inner side. Inside the case is The musical mechanism is inside the case: a soundboard, a frame with inscriptions, strings, pegs and musical notes, a stand with a pinned wooden barrel for six melodies and a tracking bar with steel rods and plastic hammers. One can select one of six melodies by moving the melody selector knob on the case left side.

The musical range is twenty-three tones in choirs of two strings. The musical mechanism is activated by turning the crank, thus the pins on the barrel cause the hammers to strike the strings in the correct order via tracking bar, causing them to sound.

Music media: pinned barrel

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