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G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
G10D3/06—Necks; Fingerboards, e.g. fret boards
G10D3/08—Fingerboards in the form of keyboards
G10D3/09—Fingerboards in the form of keyboards for zithers
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815,838. Autoharps; zithers. BIRKETT, T. Sept. 30, 1957 [Oct. 26, 1956], No. 32710/56. Class 88 (2). A grid-like structure, comprising rigid bars.f across the strings band members g lying above and parallel to selected strings, forms rows of apertures exposing different sequences of strings for playing chords by means of a stick or plectrum. The string-covering members g may be solid rods or may consist of cylindrical pieces of hard rubber, plastic, or the like revolvably mounted on metal spindles. The whole structure may be permanently secured to the instrument or may be detachable. Specification 731,629 is referred to.