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Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 2
Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 2
Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 2

Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 2

Alternate name(s)
  • Fretless zither
  • Zither, chord, melody strings
  • Guitar zither
  • Chord zither
Distributor (distributor associated with Oscar Schmidt Company)
Date1904 ca.
Place MadeJersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America
ModelMenzenhauer's Guitar Zither No. 2 Special St. Louis Model
Serial No.none
SignedU.S. GUITAR ZITHER CO. / Oscar Schmidt, / Manufacturer of / Menzenhauer's Guitar-Zither / No. 2 / Patented May 29, 1894 / D M.P. No. 68.664. / 87-101 Ferry St., JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Markingsnone
DescriptionFour chords and fifteen melody strings
DimensionsLength: 320 mm
Width: 35.6 mm
Height: 490 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01149
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Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 2
Oscar Schmidt
1900-1904 ca.
Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 0 or 1
Oscar Schmidt Company
1897-1910 ca.
Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 0
Oscar Schmidt
1900-1904 ca.
Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 2
Menzenhauer & Schmidt
1898 - 1900 ca.
Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 2-1/2
Menzenhauer & Schmidt
1897-1899 ca.
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