Pianoette

Alternate name:Fretless zither

Alternate name:Chord zither

Alternate name:Pianolin

Alternate name:Zither, bowed melody strings, chord strings running parallel to bowed strings but in a separate grouping

Alternate name:Violin zither

Alternate name:Bowed zither

Distributor: Pianolin Company (distributor associated with Marxochime Colony)

Date: 1930-1950 ca.

Place Made:New Troy, Michigan, United States, North America

Place Distributed:Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, United States, North America

Model: Pianoette

Serial No: none

SignedPrinted in red on paper label: $28.50 / PIANOETTE / PIANOLIN COMPANY / Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Gold decal on front: Pianoette

Markingsnone

DescriptionBowed zither

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Terms

Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Not on view

Object number: 02493