Piano mandolette
Alternate name(s)
- Fretless zither
- Chord zither
- Zither, chord, double melody strings, gizmo, key-operated, spring loaded thumpers over melody strings
Maker
Oscar Schmidt Company
Distributor
Pianoette Advertising Co.
(distributor associated with the Oscar Schmidt Company)
Date1916-1922 ca.
Place MadeJersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America
Place DistributedSan Francisco, California, United States, North America
ModelStella Piano Mandolette
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on yellow paper label: PIANOETTE ADVERTISING CO / MANUFACTURERS’ / AGENT / Price $20.00 / Patented in United States / and Foreign Countries / Phelan Building / San Francisco, California Gold decal on front: Stella / PIANO MANDOLETTE / PATENTED
Markingsnone
DescriptionZither, chord, double melody strings, key-operated, spring loaded thumpers over melody strings
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02549
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