19/04/2017
Zithers are played by strumming or plucking the strings, either with the fingers (sometimes using an accessory called a plectrum or pick), sounding the strings with a bow or, with varieties of the instrument like the santur or cimbalom, by beating the strings with specially shaped hammers. A zither’s body serves as a resonating chamber but unlike guitars and lutes, a zither lacks a distinctly separate neck assembly. The number of strings varies, from one to more than fifty.