Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Sound Devices (hierarchy name)
5. sound devices (equipment)
6. [sound devices by acoustical characteristics]

Narrower term/s

• harps (chordophones)[+]
  • open harps [+]
    • arched harps [+]
      • adeudeus
      • bolons
      • dillis
      • kindes
      • wombis
      • saùng-gauk
    • angular harps
  • frame harps [+]
    • chromatic harps [+]
      • triple harps [+]
      • hook harps
      • pedal harps [+]
    • diatonic harps [+]
      • Irish harps
      • telyns
• harp lutes[+]
  • koras
• harp zithers[+]
  • mvet
• lyres[+]
  • bowl lyres [+]
    • kibugandets
    • kissars
    • krars
    • litungus (bowl lyres)
    • obukanos
    • tanburas (Persian lyres)
    • lyras (bowl lyres)
  • box lyres [+]
    • baganas
    • kitharas
    • crwths
    • rottes
    • tallharpas
• chordophone components [NP][+]
  • bows (chordophone components) [+]
    • violin bows
  • plectra
  • frets (chordophone components)
  • strings (chordophone components) [+]
    • sympathetic strings
    • melody strings
    • drone strings
  • bridges (chordophone components)
  • necks (chordophone components)
  • fingerboards
  • capotastos
  • bellies [NP]
  • barring
  • nuts (chordophone components)
  • purfling
  • tuning pegs
  • chin rests
  • shoulder rests
• stringed instruments (musical instruments) [NP]
• Stroh violins
• lutelike chordophones[+]
  • lutelike chordophones: bowed [+]
    • liras (utelike chordophones)
    • rebecs
    • fiddles [+]
      • arpeggiones
      • hurdy-gurdies [+]
      • liras da braccio [+]
      • Hardanger fiddles
      • huslas
      • kits (fiddles)
      • viols [+]
      • spike fiddles [NP] [+]
      • nyckelharpas
      • violin family instruments [+]
      • esrajs
      • fandurs
      • gusles
      • mayuris
      • sarangis [+]
      • sarindas
      • rebabs (fiddles)
      • kemençes
      • gadulkas
      • liricas
      • dilrubās
    • spike fiddles [+]
      • goges
      • imzads
      • masinko
      • nyaanyoorus
      • tube fiddles
      • ritis
      • erhu
      • kokyu
      • tro u
      • rebabs (spike fiddles)
      • kamānches
      • morin khuur
  • lutelike chordophones: plucked [+]
    • [lutelike chordophones with long neck: plucked] [+]
      • balalaikas
      • banjos [+]
      • colasciones
      • citterns [+]
      • guitars [+]
      • lutes (chordophones) [+]
      • chitarrones
      • khalams
      • komos (chordophones)
      • sitars (Indian chordophones) [+]
      • theorbos
      • pluriarcs [+]
      • setars (Iranian chordophones)
      • shamisen
      • charangos
      • saz (sound instrument)
      • sanxian
      • sarods
      • tars (lutes)
      • rubabs
      • tamburas (Indian chordophones)
      • bandoras
      • dutār (Middle Eastern chordophone)
      • bouzoukis
      • bandurrias
      • ektārs
      • dotārās
      • lute guitars
      • sanshins
    • [lutelike chordophones with short neck: plucked] [+]
      • citoles
      • kondes (chordophones)
      • kuntigis
      • mandolins [+]
      • gitterns
      • gekkin
      • biwa
      • pipa (sound instrument)
      • 'ūds
      • outis
      • yüeh ch'in
• zitherlike chordophones[+]
  • lokanga voatavos
  • zezes
  • musical bows [+]
    • ground bows
    • mouth bows [+]
      • chipendanis
      • goras [+]
      • kabaromes
      • samuius
      • setolotolos
    • egobolis
    • jejo lavas
    • ligubus
    • umakweyanas
    • tiepores
    • ugubos
    • diddley bows
    • berimbaus
  • zitherlike chordophones: struck [+]
    • clavichords [+]
      • fretted clavichords
      • unfretted clavichords
      • chekkers
    • Tangentenflügels
    • dulcimers [+]
      • cimbaloms
      • santurs
      • yangqin
      • hammer dulcimers
    • tambourins à cordes
    • pianos [+]
      • grand pianos [+]
      • player pianos
      • square pianos
      • upright pianos [+]
      • orphicas
      • prepared pianos
  • [zitherlike chordophones: bowed] [+]
    • trumpets marine
    • bumbasses
    • solophones
    • kízh kízh díhís
    • fidlas
    • langspils
  • [zitherlike chordophones: plucked] [+]
    • harpsichords [+]
      • spinets
      • virginals [+]
      • clavicytheria [+]
    • steel guitars
    • psalteries [+]
      • bell harps
      • arpanettas
      • kanteles
      • qanuns
      • bandouras
      • ukelins
    • zithers
    • lidukus
    • tobas (chordophones)
    • valihas
    • autoharps
    • Appalachian dulcimers
    • Scheitholts
    • monochords [+]
      • keyed monochords [+]
    • long zithers [+]
      • koto
      • se (zithers)
      • qin (long zithers)
      • zheng
      • kayagum
      • migyaun
      • kachapis
      • kŏmun'gos
      • čhakhēs
    • vinas
    • épinettes des Vosges
    • sesandos
    • enangas (sound devices)
    • enzenzes
    • langeleiks
    • hummels
    • yanggŭms
• gigues
• geigenwerks

Anotations

Scope note:

Sound devices that produce their sound by means of vibrating strings stretched between fixed points.