Stringed In′stru-ment.
(Music.) An instrument whose tones are produced by the vibration of strings. See musical instruments. The ancient Egyptian harps had 4, 6, 7, to 22 strings, and were elegantly made. Their guitar had 3 strings; lyres, 5, 7, 10, and 18. See musical instruments, pages 1499, 1500; list of musical instruments, page 1501; classification of instruments, pages 1500, 1501; table of compass of instruments, page 1498; harp; piano; violin; etc.