Autoharp

Autoharp
Modern autoharp
Classification Box zither
Inventor(s)Charles F. Zimmermann, Karl August Gütter
Related instruments
Zither, marxophone, dolceola

An autoharp is a string instrument in the zither family. Its distinctive structural feature is a set of bars, each with damping pads that mute the strings not belonging to a specified chord. A chord is played by pressing the corresponding bar against the strings with one hand while strumming them with the other.

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