http://www.nulime.com/Psaltery-String-Musical-Instruments-c3326.htmlPsaltery in Musical Instrumentsen-usCopyright 2003-2008 NuAlpha, Inc.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:02:05 GMThttp://www.nulime.com/c3326The psaltery is in the family of chordophones. Vibrating strings by running a bow across them makes their sound. The psaltery's strings run the entire length of the instrument and put it in the same classification as the zither. The psaltery was developed in the Middle East, and was a very important instrument during the Medieval Period. <a href="http://www.nulime.com/info_pages/psaltery.html">More information on the psaltery</a>http://www.nulime.com/Psaltery-String-Musical-Instruments-c3326.html