diff --git a/src/synth/Instruments/WavetableOscillator.cpp b/src/synth/Instruments/WavetableOscillator.cpp
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diff --git a/src/synth/Instruments/WavetableOscillator.hpp b/src/synth/Instruments/WavetableOscillator.hpp
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+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+#include "synth/instruments/Instrument.hpp"
+
+class PianoString : public Instrument {
+
+public:
+
+    WavetableOscillator() = default;
+    WavetableOscillator(ConfigService* config, LoggerService* logger, float sampleRate);
+    ~WavetableOscillator() = default;
+    
+    void noteOn(float frequency, float velocity) override;
+    void noteOff() override;
+
+    bool isActive() override;
+
+    float process(bool& scopeTrigger) override;
+
+private:
+
+    bool loadWavetable(std::string filename); // TODO: load from conf file instead
+
+    std::vector<float> wavetable;
+
+};
diff --git a/src/synth/WavetableLoader.cpp b/src/synth/WavetableLoader.cpp
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diff --git a/src/synth/WavetableLoader.hpp b/src/synth/WavetableLoader.hpp
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+
+// placeholder to handle loading wavetables from files
+// so that wavetables can be shared to each voice/instrument
+// only need to need to load once for x number of voices