autoharp

English

An autoharp

Etymology

From auto- +‎ harp.

Noun

autoharp (plural autoharps)

1. A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
   • 2007 March 9, Jon Pareles, “Three Bands on Trips That Lead to the ’60s”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Mr. Droste is usually the more ethereal, with the sweeter voice and the gentler melodies; he was the one strumming an autoharp for “Lullabye,” while Mr. Bear tapped a glockenspiel, and Christopher Taylor played a flute.

Derived terms

• autoharpist

Related terms

• harp

Translations

instrument

• Catalan: cítara d'acords (ca) f
• French: autoharpe (fr) f
• Macedonian: автоха́рфа (avtohárfa)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

See also

• autoharp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• zither

References

• 2010. Discovering Folk Music. Stephanie P. Ledgin. Pg. 86.