What is the guitars' kin?!
Question:
What is the guitars' kin?
Answers:
many
including mandolin
and the ancient lyre
dobro
and pedal steel guitar
also zither
and hand hammered dulcimer
and though bowed and not (ususally) strummed or plucked
violin, viola, cello etc.
are all related instruments
and the guitar itself
comes in many shapes and sizes
played in a variety of styles
producing a multitude of different sounds
(you can string rubber bands on a shoebox
and call it a 'guitar')