Psaltery: History, Sound, and Relation to the Zither
The psaltery is best understood as a plucked box zither: a stringed instrument whose strings run...
Scheitholt: The Historic German Zither Explained
The scheitholt is a historic German fretted zither: a narrow wooden instrument with strings stretched along...
Gusli: The Slavic Zither Explained
The gusli is a Slavic plucked zither[1]: a string instrument whose strings lie across a wooden...
Kantele: Finland’s Traditional Zither Explained
The kantele is a Finnish and Karelian plucked zither[1] with a clear identity of its own:...
Concert Zither: History, Strings, Tuning, and Sound
A concert zither[1] is a European table zither with two working areas: a fretted melody side...
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