Waldzither
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Cittern
- Walddoline
Maker
C. H. Bohm
Date1900-1935 ca.
Place MadeHamburg, Germany, Europe
Modelnone
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on paper label: C. H. BÖHM / Hamburg 5, Steintorweg 2 / FERNSPRECHER : ALSTER 6825 / Erster und alleiniger Faabrikant der berühmten / Böhm’s Waldzither und / Walddoline / Vor Nachahmungen wird dringend gewarntMarkingsEngraved n tailpiece: Saiten[illeg]
DescriptionTop: two-piece spruce: wide grain
Back: one-piece plain maple
Sides: maple
Head and neck: beech
Fingerboard: rosewood; 18 brass T-frets, including zero fret; two mother-of-pearl dots, one each behind 3rd and 7th frets; three ivoroid dots, one each behind 5th, 9th, and 1th frets
Nut: Brass T-fret
Tuners: brass watch-key mechanism
Tailpiece: nickel-plated steel
Neck block: spruce
End block: spruce
Linings: maple
Top braces: two spruce ladder braces
Back braces: three spruce ladder braces
DimensionsTotal length: 672 mm
Body width: 317 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02631
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