Solo-zither
Alternate name(s)
- Fretless zither
- Violin zither
- 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
- Chord zither
- Bowed zither
Maker
C. Robert Hopf
Trade Name
Jubeltöne
(trade name of C. Robert Hopf)
Date1930-1940 ca.
Place MadeBrunndöbra, Saxony, Germany, Europe
ModelJubeltöne 7-chord zither
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on paper labels visible through each soundhole: Solo-Zither / JubeltöneDecal 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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02492
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