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The Alpine Scheitholt furnishes an example of this older type of European zither. By the late 18th century, two principal varieties of European concert zither had developed, known as the Salzburg zither (with a rounded side away from the player), and the Mittenwald zither (with both sides rounded).
Zither is a class of stringed instruments. The word Zither is a German rendering of the Latin word cithara, from which the modern word guitar also derives. Historically, it has been applied to any instrument of the cittern family, or an instrument consisting of many strings stretched across a thin, flat body â similar to a psaltery. This article describes the second variety. Zithers are played by strumming or plucking the strings, either with the fingers, sounding the strings with a bow ...