Solo-zither

Alternate name:Fretless zither

Alternate name:Chord zither

Alternate name:Zither, bowed melody strings, chord, body with curved rib on side with bowed strings, chord strings running parallel to bowed strings but in a separate grouping

Alternate name:Bowed zither

Alternate name:Violin zither

Maker: C. Robert Hopf

Trade Name: Jubeltöne (trade name of C. Robert Hopf)

Date: 1930-1940 ca.

Place Made:Brunndöbra, Saxony, Germany, Europe, Vogtland

Model: Jubeltöne 7-chord zither

Serial No: none

SignedPrinted on paper labels visible through each soundhole: Solo-Zither / Jubeltöne
Decal on front: Jubeltöne / D.R.G.M.990081

Markingsnone

DescriptionGrouped with 5 chords on left side and two on right. Right two chords are bowed. Spring-loaded dampers stamped with the patent number are attached at the saddle end of the right two chords.

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

Terms

Violin-zither

Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Not on view

Object number: 02492