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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
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  • 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