Assertion: zither | /r/CapableOf | play with fingertip
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text: As nouns the difference between zither and psaltery is that zither is (music) a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips while psaltery is an ancient musical instrument, similar to a dulcimer or a zither, and played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
text: As nouns the difference between zither and guqin is that zither is (music) a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips while guqin is (musical instruments) a plucked, seven-string chinese musical instrument of the zither family, favoured by scholars and the literati in ancient times.
text: As nouns the difference between plectrum and zither is that plectrum is (anatomy|zoology) an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape while zither is a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings, placed on a horizontal surface, and played with a plectrum and fingertips; similar to a dulcimer in the norwegian harpeleik and swedish cittra versions, the instrument is considered a chorded zither and usually has 7 (norwegian) to 9 (swedish) chords, some with as many as 11 strings each, which are mostly strummed and damped as chords, although sometimes plucked the norwegian harpeleik and swedish cittra are still in production by a german manufacturer.