Autoharp
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An autoharp is a string instrument in the zither family. Its distinctive structural feature is a set of bars, each with damping pads that mute the strings not belonging to a specified chord. A chord i
Modern autoharp
Charles F. Zimmermann's initial autoharp patent from 1881
Catalog illustration of a C. F. Zimmermann Style No. 1 autoharp
Custom electric autoharp of autoharpist Roger Penney
Omnichord
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The Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument introduced in 1981 by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation. Conceived as an electronic autoharp, it allows users to play harp-like arpeggios prod
Autoharp
…and d'Aigle chord bar assembly, and was used in a 1968 MGM Records/Heritage Records recording by Euphoria. A synthesized version of the autoharp, the Omnichord, was introduced in 1981 and is now known as the Q-Chord, described as a "digital songcard guitar". As initially conceived, the autoharp was played in…
Omnichord OM-27