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Pianoette
Pianoette
Pianoette

Pianoette

Alternate name(s)
  • Fretless zither
  • Violin zither
  • Bowed zither
  • Chord zither
  • Pianolin
  • Zither, bowed melody strings, chord strings running parallel to bowed strings but in a separate grouping
Distributor (distributor associated with Marxochime Colony)
Date1930-1950 ca.
Place MadeNew Troy, Michigan, United States, North America
Place DistributedMt. Pleasant, Iowa, 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: Pianoette
Markingsnone
DescriptionBowed zither
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02493
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