Violin zither
The violin zither or violin harp is a string instrument from the string zither family.
nature
With the violin zither, each tone is produced on its own string . The violin zither bow is about 50 cm long. A sheet of backing notes can be placed between two rows of string strings . For the melody accompaniment, 5 to 6 chords can be struck with the second hand.
literature
- Lorenz Mühlemann: The fingerboard-free zithers: 1880 to today: a European compendium and documentary picture book , Verlag hep, 2005, ISBN 3722500125
See also
Web links
- studia instrumentorum musicae: string zithers
- Heimatzunft Baden-Württemberg eV: The big family of the zithers