Zither Definition Amusicalinstrumentcomposedof aflatsoundboxwith about30to40stringsstretchedover it andplayedhorizontallywith thefingertips, aplectrum, or abow, orsetintovibrationby thewind, as in theAeolianharp. from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition ...
Simone Martini painted the life of Saint Martin in 1312–18. For the second possible explanation for the double frets pulled apart, we move forward in time to later instruments with strings that were made deliberately to buzz. The earliest evidence for a western bray harp was painted in 1367...