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314.122True board zithers with resonator box (box zither)   Link to MIMO collections

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  • One or more strings are stretched between fixed points. The string bearer is a rigid board, with a box-shaped resonator made of slats which is not integral and can be detached without destroying the sound-producing apparatus. The plane of the strings is parallel with that of the string bearer. Zither, Hackbrett, pianoforte. NB This is true of the early piano only; modern pianos have no bottom and are board zithers. Harpsichords and some clavichords are box zithers. (en)

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