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]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment
4. Sound Devices
5. sound devices
6. sound devices by function
7. tuning devices

Narrower term/s

• keyed monochords[+]
  • monocordes à clavier

Anotations

Scope note:

Ancient single-string instruments, first mentioned in 5th century BCE Greece, used variously throughout history as a musical instrument, a device for measuring and demonstrating musical intervals, and an organ tuner's and piano tuner's adjunct.