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]

Anotations

Scope note:

German plucked zitherlike chordophones with one to four melody strings and several drone strings stretched over a slender rectangular soundbox with frets fitted to its long left side and tapering to form a pegbox at the upper end.