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Zither Strings
A zither is a simple chordophone, consisting solely of a string bearer (and its string or strings) or of a string bearer with a resonator that can be detached without destroying the sound-producing apparatus. Zithers are thus distinguished from 'composite chordophone,' such as harps and lute, in which the string bearer and a resonator are organically united and cannot be separated without destroying the instrument. Whereas the strings of the lute or lyre extend past the face of the instrument along a neck or out to a yoke, and those of a harp extend away from the soundboard, the strings of a zither do not go beyond or away from the body of the instrument. Courtesy of New Grove DMI © 1995.
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