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Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 1

Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 1

Alternate name:Chord zither
Alternate name:Fretless zither
Alternate name:Zither, chord, melody strings
Alternate name:Guitar zither
Maker: Friedrich Menzenhauer
Maker: Oscar Schmidt Company
Date: 1894-1895 ca.
Place Made:Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America
Model: Menzenhauer's Guitar Zither No. 1
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsPrinted 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 Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02246