Autoharp (English spelling)

Japanese: オートハープ(英語表記)autoharp
Autoharp (English spelling)
A plucked string instrument used in American folk music. A type of zither. It has a mechanism that allows chords to be played easily. There are about 40 strings and a number of square bars at right angles to each other, one for each type of chord that can be played. When any square bar is pressed, the felt on the back of the bar hits the string, muting the sound, and only the string at the break in the felt sounds. The instrument is usually held by holding the horizontal bar with the left hand and strumming the strings with the right hand. It was invented in the 1880s by German instrument maker CA Güter.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカ白人民謡で使われる撥弦楽器。チター属の一種。簡単に和音が演奏できる仕掛けをもつ。40本前後の弦と直角の方向に,演奏できる和音の種類の数の角棒が設けられていて,任意の角棒を押さえるとその裏側についているフェルトが弦に当たって音を消し,フェルトの切れめの個所の弦だけが鳴るようになっている。通常,楽器を抱くようにして左手で横棒を押さえ,右手で弦をかき鳴らす。1880年代にドイツの楽器製作者C.A.ギュターによって考案された。

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