<?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">open strings</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>face strings</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bridgeboards</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cut stringers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cut strings</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>notchboards</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>open string</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>open stringers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>strings, cut</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>strings, open</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Strings which have the upper edge notched, or otherwise worked to the shape of the steps, so that treads and risers are supported by and overlap the step-shaped edge. ]]></note></mads>