Translation of "Zither" in German

Tom plays the zither.

Tom spielt Zither.

Is the zither a hard instrument to learn?

Ist die Zither ein schwer zu erlernendes Instrument?

- He accompanies his songs with plaintive chords played on a poor-quality zither.
- He accompanies his songs with sad chords played on a dodgy zither.

Er begleitet seine Lieder mit traurigen Akkorden auf einer schlechten Zither.

The sound is quite similar to that of a dulcimer, psaltery, or zither.

Der Klang ist dem von Dulcimer, Psalter oder Zither recht ähnlich.