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European zither, made in Vienna.
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Zither made in Vienna
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Listen to the song “What I'll Do with My Baby-O” performed on an Appalachian dulcimer
The song “What I'll Do with My Baby-O” performed on Appalachian dulcimer.
Video: Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum 2.0 (https://wesomeka.wesleyan.edu/vim2)

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European zither, made in Vienna.
Courtesy of A.V. Ebblewhite, London; photograph, Behr Photography
ajaeng
Musician playing an ajaeng, a type of bowed zither, in a traditional Korean...
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dulcimer
Chromatic hammered dulcimer.
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Zither made in Vienna
Courtesy of A.V. Ebblewhite, London; photograph, Behr Photography

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Excerpt of a performance on a sanjo ajaeng, a Korean bowed zither (ajaeng),...
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