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RE: JV Breaks a Metphor? Need Help From the Left Coast (and Zither Players)

>Having never actually played a zither (or even seen one in person), I
>figured I would take advantage of my time on Wikipedia to see just how
>large the wooden body of zither is.

I haven't read the review yet, but maybe JV was thinking of a Hungarian
cimbalom, which does have a larger body. The zither tend to be used in folk
or pop music - think the Third Man theme - whereas the cimbalom can be
used in orchestral works, Kodaly's Hary Janos Suite, for example.

John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile


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