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What is a clavicytherium?

What is a clavicytherium? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player. [early 16th c.]
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For the history of the clavicytherium considered as a forerunner of the pianoforte see Pianoforte.
The first stringed instrument to which this new device was applied was the clavicytherium, or keyed cithara.
In the clavicytherium at the Smithsonian Institution the plectra nearest the keyboard points to the player's left.

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