Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

Stick zithers
type: Concept
narrower: Musical bow cum stick
notation: 311.2

Musical bow cum stick
type: Concept
broader: Stick 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 a stick with one flexible, curved end. India. NB: stick zithers with both ends flexible and curved, like the Basuto bow, are counted as musical bows.
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
notation: 311.21