<?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">kanteles</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>psalteries</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>kantelas</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>kantele</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Traditional Finnish plucked psalteries of irregular trapezoid shape, with two long sides that almost meet at the bottom and a diagonal upperside where the tuning pegs are inserted. Originally furnished with fine horsehair strings, they now may have up to thirteen metal strings. ]]></note></mads>