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]
10. long zithers

Anotations

Scope note:

Chinese long zithers having a rectangular soundboard with a convex surface and, usually, 25 strings, traditionally of silk, each of which is supported by a movable triangular bridge which functions as a fine tuning device, each positioned relative to adjoining bridges in a diagonal row across the soundboard.