Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

Simple chordophones or zithers
type: Concept
narrower: Bar zithers
notation: 31

Bar zithers
type: Concept
broader: Simple chordophones or zithers
definition: One or more strings are stretched between fixed points. The instrument consists of a string bearer, or of a string bearer with a resonator which is not integral and can be detached without destroying the sound-producing apparatus. The string bearer is bar-shaped; it may be a board placed edgewise.
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
narrower: Stick zithers
narrower: Musical bows
notation: 311

Musical bows
type: Concept
broader: Bar zithers
notation: 311.1

Stick zithers
type: Concept
broader: Bar zithers
notation: 311.2