Thebox zither is a class ofstringed instrument in the form of a trapezoid-shaped or rectangular, hollow box. The strings of the box zither are either struck with light hammers or plucked. Among the most popular plucked box zithers are theArabqānūn and its various derivatives, including theharpsichord (a plucked zither controlled by a keyboard).

Historically various people (Lithuanians,Latvians,Livonians,Estonians,Finns, northwestRussians) have played related box-zither type instruments (the so-calledBaltic psaltery) in the south east vicinity of theBaltic Sea for centuries. In theUnited States prominent plucked box zithers include thehammered dulcimer and theautoharp,^[1]

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