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a zither that does your fingering for you, because chords are hard and stubbornness is harder
chord barsFelt-padded bars mute every string except the chord
misnomerNot harp, not automatic, fully a zither
German rootsPatented 1882, popularized across Appalachian America
Mother MaybelleCarter Family made it country music royalty
string countUsually 36 to 47 strings under one hand