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Zither
Zither of wood, with round soundhole, five melody strings (one missing) with tuning pegs over a fretted fingerboard, and 28 chord strings. The zither stands on four small feet of bone or ivory.
- Date:
late 19th/early 20th century - Maker:
Joseph Kriner - Collection:
Bate Collection, Oxford - Inventory number:
Loading... - Place of production:
Germany, Bavaria, Würzburg
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- Materials:Wood;Plant;Copper;Alloy;Metal;Bone?;Ivory;Tooth;Animal?
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- Inscriptions:Grosses Lager in Violinen, Violas, Cellos, Bässe, Accordions, Mundharmonikas, Schweiz, Spielwerke. Friedrich Wittstadt Würzburg. Inhaber Jos. Kriner Fabrikation von Saiteninstrumenten aller Art Specialität Violinen u. Zithern
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- Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
- Measurements:Max L = 570 mm Max W = 310 mm