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Concert zither

Concert zither

Alternate name:Alpine zither
Alternate name:Zither, Alpine, fretboard, accompaniment, bass, and sub-bass strings
Date: 1900-1940 ca.
Place Made:Germany, Europe
Model: Salzburg form
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
Description32 strings, 5 melody and 27 accompaniment strings
Hardwood top painted in imitation of rosewood
Spruce back
30 nickel-silver frets, including zero fret
Worm gear tuner mechanism



ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02225