Marxophone
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Fretless zither
- Zither, chord, double melody strings, spring mounted hammers over melody strings
- Chord zither
Maker
Phonoharp Company
Date1912-1926 ca.
Place MadeEast Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelMarxophone 1912 patent
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted in gold on black paper label [curved, in large letters] MARXOPHONE / Made in U.S.A. / Agents Wanted / The / PHONOHARP CO. / EAST BOSTON / MASS
Decal on gizmo: MARXOPHONE / PATENT NO 1044553
Markingsnone
DescriptionFour bass groups: C, G, F, D
Fifteen melody pairs, two-octave diatonic
Melody strings played by tapping the springs, which would cause lead hammers to hit the strings
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesB. Blackley, The Autoharp Book. p. 231 has a photo of decal (#366); chapter on
Phonoharp Co.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00090
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