<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">épinettes des Vosges</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>melody strings</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>drone strings</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>zitherlike chordophones: plucked</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bûches</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>épinette des Vosges</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>épinettes de Vosges</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Zitherlike chordophones of France having a long, slightly tapered shallow soundbox with one heart-shaped and one roseate sound hole and five strings, two of which are melody and three are drones. The melody strings, running over fixed frets, are stopped in unison by a small stick held in the left hand as the right hand strums all five strings.  ]]></note></mads>