| Halszither | |
| Background: | string |
| Classification: | String instrument |
| Hornbostel Sachs: | 321.322 |
| Hornbostel Sachs Desc: | necked box lute |
| Developed: | Switzerland |
The halszither (German for "neck zither" or "neck cittern") is a stringed instrument from Switzerland. It has nine steel strings in five courses and is tuned: G2, D3 D3, G3 G3, B3 B3, D4 D4.