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Autoharp

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Au·to·harp  (ôt-härp)
A trademark used for a musical instrument similar to a zither.
Autoharp [ˈɔːtəʊˌhɑːp]
n
(Music / Instruments)™ a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played. It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum


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``The first recording session was awful, terrifying,'' said Witherspoon, who also learned how to play the Autoharp.
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And the impressively varied sonic palette includes clarinets, autoharp, and 1980s-era video-game gunfire.
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There they acquired a pristine remake of a medieval hurdy-gurdy, which was followed by an Autoharp.
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