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Steel guitars

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Zitherlike plucked chordophones with metal strings raised above the fingerboard on a steel nut; the strings are stopped by the pressure of a steel bar held in the player's hand, which slides along the strings creating a wavering or glissando effect.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042042

Equivalent Terms used

steel guitar

Created

13yrs ago

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