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Stössel-laute
Stössel-laute
Stössel-laute

Stössel-laute

Alternate name(s)
  • Zither
  • Stössel-lute
Date1920-1925 ca.
Place MadeCologne, Germany, Europe
ModelStössel-Laute
Serial No.none
SignedOn a circular blue label: STOESSEL / D.R.P. 296436 / D.R.G.M. 646393 / Gesch m. 2288
MarkingsOn a rectangular blue label: Ö.P. 80869 / Für das Ausland im Gange
Brand stamp on the rib: GERMANY
DescriptionA reform-lute devised by the Cologne violin maker Georg Stŏssel by 1915 and used for hiking and youth clubs to replace the more difficult to play and more expensive guitar-lute. After receiving the German patent 296436 in 1915 Stŏssel tried to secure further manufacturing right (see signature). Built in several sizes, the present instrument is the smallest model. The Stŏssel or Mando lutes were in use at places (many in Germany) by World War II.
DimensionsOverall Length: 352 mm
Body length: 270 mm
Width of body: 153 mm
Width of neck: 83mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00060
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