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    Posted 3 years ago

    C_S_
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    Education of a musical instrument is hard to find in my location for a maybe German Zither. I cannot easily find a makers mark and the age is circa 1930 ish.
    Any suggestions are appreciated on what to look for.

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 3 years ago
      Interesting piece..the scroll at the top is going to be your key to finding the maker.
    2. keramikos, 3 years ago
      Hi, C_S_. :-)

      Yes, a zither:

      https://www.britannica.com/art/zither

      Perhaps the glue on the label dried out, and the label is loose somewhere inside the sound box? Take a look inside with a flashlight.

      Here is one with an intact label:

      https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/30352595-alpine-zither-in-salzburg-form-in-a-suitcase-ernst-rudolf-glier-wood

      A little mood music:

      The original film theme "The Third Man":

      The Third Man - Anton Karas

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEsWi88Qv0

      In case you want to see somebody actually playing one:

      "The Third Man" by Karras in top form: played by the zither virtuoso Georg Eichberger from Seehausen am Staffelsee.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KKQDotECdg
    3. keramikos, 3 years ago
      I should have given you this link before:

      https://www.zither.us/

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