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How is nahe am Resonanzboden played?
Shift the plucking point down the string toward the soundboard while otherwise making the notated pitches normally. The closer position reduces the ordinary open resonance and produces a dry, nasal, immediate colour; the effect is strongest in the middle register, less perceptible on very short high strings and physically harder to reach low in the instrument. Mark clearly when the player returns to the normal position.
How does nahe am Resonanzboden sound?
Drier, closer, or more particular harp color.
In context
Nahe am Resonanzboden is the German description of the harp position traditionally called près de la table. It changes where the string is plucked, not which pitch is played. The French notation p.d.l.t. belongs to its own exact phrase and is not transferred as a German abbreviation; no German candidate reached three direct expansions, so nahe am Resonanzboden stays written out.