Pianoette

ALTERNATE NAME(S)

Fretless zither
Chord zither
Pianolin
Zither, bowed melody strings, chord strings running parallel to bowed strings but in a separate grouping
Violin zither
Bowed zither

Maker Marxochime Colony

Distributor Pianolin Company distributor associated with Marxochime Colony

Date1930-1950 ca.

Place DistributedMt. Pleasant, Iowa, United States, North America

Place MadeNew Troy, Michigan, United States, North America

ModelPianoette

Serial No.none

SignedPrinted in red on paper label: $28.50 / PIANOETTE / PIANOLIN COMPANY / Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Gold decal on front: PianoetteMarkingsnoneDescriptionBowed zitherProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number02493

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