psaltry
(SAHL-tree)
[Eng.]
One of the ancestors of the
dulcimer
, the
psaltry
was a
medieval
instrument
, consisting of a
soundbox
over which a varying number of
strings
were stretched; these
strings
were
plucked
or
bowed
. The
psaltry
was similar to the modern
zither
.
Psaltry
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Lark In The Morning
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