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<font size=2>Hello, You touched a deep love here....<br><br>
According to Curt Sachs' "The History of Musical
Instruments", there are struck zithers that date to 200 BC and
before. These are from China and other Eastern countries.
There are also Dulcimers and Psalteries that are also period, but they
are struck (with hammer like instruments) and plucked respectively.
I could not find any indication of bowed zithers before those mentioned
by Master Robin.<br><br>
Thanks for the chance to do a bit of reading... Found some fun
stuff.<br><br>
Maggie<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I have found instruments called
"bowed zithers" that look like psalteries, but none made before
1930.<br>
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<font size=2>Every music expert I showed my Unicorn Strings bowed
psaltery to said the same thing -- it's a modern instrument.<br>
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<font size=2>As I said, I'm no expert and will bow to any clear research,
but until somebody shows evidence of a bowed fretless instrument stringed
like a keyboard before 1601, all indications are that no such instrument
existed.<br>
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<font size=2>Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin</font></blockquote></body>
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