Board zither (Fr.: cithare sur planche; Ger.: Brettzither), zither in which the strings are stretched over a board, with or without resonator. In most instances the strings are open, but some instrs. have one stopped melody string and a fretted fingerboard. See also: a chang, akidi, akimbi, alungu, banju, banzu, bapili, bwanzi, chat'han, chelempung, ch'in, dingba, dorungu, ekidi, epigoneion, gwanzu, hyon kum, ihango, kachapi, 3, kaya kum, kayoma, kinanda, 4, komunko, koto, kpai, kum, kungu, la…