banjo - a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body

bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"

bridge - a wooden support that holds the strings up

chordophone - a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers

clavichord - an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound

Klavier, clavier - a stringed instrument that has a keyboard

dulcimer - a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings

guitar - a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

koto - Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding box and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers

musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

peg - regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument

forte-piano, piano, pianoforte - a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

psaltery - an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings

samisen, shamisen - a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

sitar - a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings

soundboard, sounding board - (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument

string - a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed

cither, zither, zithern - a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers