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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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... > Chordophones > Simple chordophones or zithers > Board zithers > True board zithers > True board zithers with resonator > True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) > True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by hammers or beaters, with keyboard

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314.122-4-8True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by hammers or beaters, with keyboard   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. Sounded by hammers or beaters. With keyboard. (en)

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  • 314.122-4-8

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/6458

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