Zither
A
stringed instrument
consisting of a wooden frame across which are stretched several (about thirty)
strings
. Five of these
strings
are used for the
melody
, they are above a
fretted
fingerboard
. The rest of the
strings
are used for
harmony
and are not
fretted
.
Zither
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