Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 0
Alternate name(s)
- Guitar zither
- Chord zither
- Fretless zither
- Zither, chord, melody strings
Maker
Oscar Schmidt
Maker
Oscar Schmidt Company
Distributor
U. S. Guitar Zither Co.
(distributor associated with Oscar Schmidt Company)
Date1900-1904 ca.
Place MadeJersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America
Place DistributedBerlin, Germany, Europe
ModelMenzenhauer's Guitar Zither No. 0
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on paper label [curved, in large letters] U. S. GUITAR ZITHER CO. / Oscar Schmidt, / Manufacturer of / Menzenhauer Guitar-Zither / No. 0 / Patented May 29, 1894 / D. G. M. P. No. 68,664On left side below above text, slanted: Jersey City. / 36-50 Ferry St.
On right side below text, slanted: Berlin / Spittelmarkt, No. 2
Decal on front: MENZENHAUER'S / Patented / May 29th / 1894. / GUITAR ZITHER
MarkingsDecal: [curved] Menzenhaur’s / Patented / May 29th / 1894 / [curved] Guitar Zither
DescriptionThree bass chord: F, G, C
Fifteen melody strings
Two-octave diatonic compass
Dimensions11 in x 18 in
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00091
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