Halszither

Halszither

String instrument
Classification	String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.322 (necked box lute)
Developed	Switzerland

The halszither (German for "neck zither" or "neck cittern") is a stringed instrument from Switzerland. It has nine steel strings in five courses and is tuned: G2, D3 D3, G3 G3, B3 B3, D4 D4.

See also

• Cittern
• Waldzither
• Portuguese guitar
• English guitar

References

• The Stringed Instrument Database
• Halszither.ch
• ATLAS of Plucked Instruments