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Concert zither
Concert zither
Concert zither

Concert zither

Alternate name(s)
  • Zither, Alpine, fretboard, accompaniment, bass, and sub-bass strings
  • Alpine zither
Date1900-1940 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
ModelSalzburg 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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02225
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Concert zither
Kuenstler-Fabrikat F. O. M. K.
1900 ca.
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1900-1920 ca.
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1900-1940 ca.
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Neuner & Hornsteiner
1890-1920 ca.
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Georg Tiefenbrunner
1870 ca.
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