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Zither (/ ˈ z ɪ ð ər, ˈ z ɪ θ-/; [1] German:, from the Greek cithara) is a class of stringed instruments.The modern instrument has many strings stretched across a thin, flat body.
Frame zither is a class of musical instrument (subset of zither) within the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system for a type of simple chordophone (stringed instrument), in which the body of the instrument is made from a frame. [1] Frame zithers are musical instruments in which strings are strung across an open frame. [2]
The guitar zither (also chord zither, fretless zither, [1] [2] mandolin zither [3] or harp zither [4]) is a musical instrument consisting of a sound-box with two sets of unstopped strings. One set of strings is tuned to the diatonic , chromatic , or partially chromatic scale and the other set is tuned to make the various chords in the principal ...
An autoharp or chord zither is a string instrument belonging to the zither family. It uses a series of bars individually configured to mute all strings other than those needed for the intended chord. It uses a series of bars individually configured to mute all strings other than those needed for the intended chord.
31: Instruments which consist solely of a string bearer or a string bearer with a resonator that is not integral to the instrument Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
This variety of instrument came in two basic forms, a zither that had bridges and a zither without bridges. An 1878 depiction by Settei Hasegawa of a woman playing the koto. When the koto was first imported to Japan, the native word koto was a generic term for any and all Japanese stringed instruments.
The instrument also features special metallic levers or latches under each course called mandals. These small levers, which can be raised or lowered quickly by the performer while the instrument is being played, serve to slightly change the pitch of a particular course by altering effective string lengths. [4] Qanun performer in Jerusalem, 1859 ...
The Acholi instrument is a rectangular instrument, about 51.5 cm (20.25 in) long with seven nylon strings. [43] The instrument has a "bridge" at each end. [ 43 ] Images of the modern instrument show that a wood top has been added, converting the trough zither to a box zither.