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]
7. chordophones
8. zitherlike chordophones
9. [zitherlike chordophones: plucked]

Narrower term/s

• bell harps
• arpanettas
• kanteles
• qanuns
• bandouras
• ukelins

Anotations

Scope note:

Plucked zitherlike chordophones consisting of a raised wood soundboard or shallow soundbox with sound holes, with strings stretched parallel to the board or box and attached at either side by wood pegs or metal pins.