The harp or the harpsichord
Do they both have strings? I forget what the difference is. They're being pulled either way.
26-30, M
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helenS · 36-40, F
Yes they both have strings; but the harpsichord (also known as cembalo) is a keyboard instrument (like the piano), where the strings resonate as a result of impact by a small piece of wood, whereas the strings of a harp are plucked by a (usually female) hand.
[edit: user @uncalled4 kindly informed me that in a harpsichord the strings are set in vibration by plucking, and not by a mallet. ]
[edit: user @uncalled4 kindly informed me that in a harpsichord the strings are set in vibration by plucking, and not by a mallet. ]
