Why is the dulcimer so unpopular?

The problem of cultural inheritance is difficult to learn.

Cultural inheritance: dulcimer is a traditional Chinese musical instrument, but in modern society, influenced by pop music and western musical instruments, the learning and inheritance of traditional musical instruments are gradually decreasing. Many people prefer to learn guitar, piano and other musical instruments in popular music, but ignore the dulcimer.

Difficult to learn: dulcimer is a plucked instrument, which needs to master specific skills and finger flexibility. In contrast, some other musical instruments, such as guitar and piano, are relatively easy to learn, so they are more popular with the public.