Q-chord
I listened to this song, and then went looking for more videos on youtube ! This instrument is AWESOME ! ! I would totally love o learn how to play something like that; but I don't think I could get the hang of doing it.
They call is a harp-guitar, and I can see why. Like you said, Ina, it is like a cross between an autoharp and a guitar. I always wanted an autoharp, too. Then one day, I discovered the Suzuki Omnichord, and got one of those instead, and how I loved playing that !
I even played with our church music group (not using the accompaniments, of course), and for our little weekly home prayer meetings. After many years, it eventually quit, and the fellow that I took it to , to see if he could get it working again, moved away; so I have no idea what became of the Omnichord.
Now, Suzuki makes a new model, called the Q-Chord, and someday (when I am rich), I hope to have one of those to play.