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314.121True board zithers with resonator bowl   Link to MIMO collections

Definition

  • One or more strings are stretched between fixed points. The string bearer is a rigid board, with a bowl-shaped resonator which is not integral and can be detached without destroying the sound-producing apparatus. The resonator is a fruit shell or similar object, or an artificially carved equivalent. The plane of the strings is parallel with that of the string bearer. (en)

Notation

  • 314.121

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/181

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