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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. He was photographed in his home workshop.

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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
Description:
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.
Subject:
Stringed instruments, Dulcimer, Rizzetta, Sam, and Musical instruments
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Inwood (W. Va.) and Berkeley County (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection