Salzburg zither.
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InstrumentZither/Zithers/Strings/Musical Instrument ; Zither |
Instrument FamilyStrings |
MakerEngleder |
Place MadeCentral Europe ; Germany ; Europe ; Munich |
Date Made1842 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Body of rosewood veneer glued onto pine. Ebony fingerboard, wide enough for four strings. 26 free strings. All of the strings hitch at the bottom of the instrument, and go over a raised block into which a silver(?) bridge has been inlaid. 29 frets on the fingerboard (plus a fret `zero'), frets 18 and 20 are only half width, and frets 23, 25, and 27 wide enough for only one string. There are four `nut-pins' behind the zero fret, giving side draft for the fretted strings. Likewise, the bass strings have a nut with pins behind for side draft. All of the open strings are wound. Flat-head tuning-pins, with holes for the strings to pass through. The peghead ends in a scroll pattern, similar to that on Viennese guitars of the period. Sound-hole diameter 71. Soundbars can be seen on each side of the sound-hole, at an angle to the fingerboard, but parallel to each other. There are mother-of-pearl dot markers (decreasing in size) under the fourth string at frets 5, 9, and 12. Three circular buttons attached to the back to hold zither in place. The fingerboard is width 43 at the nut, and width 42.5 at the top. The total length of the fingerboard is 338, 331 from fret zero to the top. Overall size: 556. Body length: 556. Body width: 297 (maximum), 207 (at bottom), 181 (at nut). Body depth: 31 (body). String length: over fingerboard, 391; bass strings 391 - 419. Printed on label glued to the inner back surface, visible through the sound hole, "Andreas Engleder / fecit Monachii 1842". The "42" is handwritten, the remainder printed in italics. There is a coat of arms in the middle of the label. Decorative features: Purfling of sycamore/ebony/sycamore around the edge of the soundboard and sound hole. Single sycamore strip near the top and bottom of the sides and around the edge at the back. The rosewood is varnished. The bottom of the instrument and the headstock are black stained. Repair History: Crack in the fingerboard along its entire length. Number of strings are missing. Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No. 639. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.27. |
NotesD.P. Martin, 1996-1997. |
Measurements556. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Reid Collection |
Accession Number0177 |