Yoke lutes or lyres
type: Concept
notation: 321.2
narrower: Box lyres

Box lyres
type: Concept
notation: 321.22
definition: One or more strings are stretched between fixed points. The string bearer and the resonator are organically united and cannot be separated without destroying the instrument. The plane of the strings runs parallel with the sound-table. The strings are attached to a yoke which lies in the same plane as the sound-table and consists of two arms and a cross-bar. A built-up wooden box serves as the resonator. Kithara, crwth.
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
broader: Yoke lutes or lyres

Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme