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Autoharp

Technical description: 36 steel strings, the lowest 9 wound, F, G, C, D, E, F, F♯, G, A chromatic to C; 12 bars for chords.

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  • Inscriptions:Written in black on white on soundboard "Autoharp / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED" unde strings at lower end "Manufactured and Trade Mark Registered by Oscar Schmidt-International, Inc., 87 Ferry St, Jersey City 7, N.J."; note names by tuning pins and under strings at lower end.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-6 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by plectrum
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:depth 560; width 300; height 90.