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["Sam Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV."]

1. Transcript of oral history of Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizettaSam.IntTranscript.7.19.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Rizzetta, Sam
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Dulcimer, Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, and Rizzetta, Sam
Location:
Berkeley County (W. Va.) and Inwood (W. Va.)
["Sam Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

2. Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.001.7.19.16
Title:
Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, Rizzetta, Sam, and Dulcimer
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)
["Wooden hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

3. Hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.002.7.19.16
Title:
Hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, Dulcimer, and Rizzetta, Sam
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)
["Sound hole of wooden hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

4. Sound hole of hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.003.7.19.16
Title:
Sound hole of hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, Dulcimer, and Rizzetta, Sam
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)
["Hammer dulcimer hammers made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

5. Dulcimer hammers made by Sam Rizzetta

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.004.7.19.16
Title:
Dulcimer hammers made by Sam Rizzetta
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Stringed instruments, Musical instruments, Rizzetta, Sam, and Dulcimer
Location:
Berkeley County (W. Va.) and Inwood (W. Va.)
["Sam Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]

6. Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer in his workshop

Identifier:
4224.RizzettaSam.Photo.005.7.19.16
Title:
Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer in his workshop
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Stringed instruments, Dulcimer, Rizzetta, Sam, and Musical instruments
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)