Assertion: stringed instrument's string | /r/HasProperty | positioned in relation
Facets:
value: to the body of the instrument
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: This main category is then further divided into four subtypes— lutes , zithers , lyres , and harps —according to the manner in which the strings are positioned in relation to the body of the instrument.
text: These four types are categorized by the way in which the strings are positioned in relation to the body of the instrument: (1) lutes, in which the strings are stretched over a neck and a resonator (sound chamber); (2) zithers, in which the strings run the length of the instrument body; (3) lyres, in which the strings run over a resonator to a yoke consisting of two arms and a crosspiece; and (4) harps, in which all the strings lie in the same plane but run at an angle to the resonator.