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Autoharps

Scope note

Zitherlike chordophones with a shallow soundbox, furnished with a series of button-controlled chord bars lying across the strings which damp all strings not required for the chord being played at the moment.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042158

Equivalent Terms used

autoharp

Created

13yrs ago

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