Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 2
Alternate name(s)
- Fretless zither
- Zither, chord, melody strings
- Guitar zither
- Chord zither
Maker
Oscar Schmidt
Maker
Oscar Schmidt Company
Distributor
U. S. Guitar Zither Co.
(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.MarkingsnoneDescriptionFour chords and fifteen melody stringsDimensionsLength: 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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