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314.22Harp zithers   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • Several strings are stretched between fixed points. The string bearer is a rigid board, or a rigid board with a resonator which is not integral and can be detached without destroying the sound-producing apparatus. The strings pass over a notched bridge. The plane of the strings is at right angles to the string bearer. Borneo, Africa: Bokongo, harp zither from the Bambinga people of the Uele district, Congo-Kinshasa. (en)

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  • 314.22

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/185

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