Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 1
Alternate name(s)
- Fretless zither
- Zither, chord, melody strings
- Chord zither
- Guitar zither
Maker
Friedrich Menzenhauer
Maker
Oscar Schmidt Company
Date1894-1895 ca.
Place MadeJersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America
ModelMenzenhauer's Guitar Zither No. 1
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsPrinted in black and gold on paper label: No. 1 / MADE IN U. S. A.
Decal below strings: PATENTED MAY 29TH, 1984.
Description4 chords with four strings each, 15 melody strings
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02246
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