Hello! I'm working on restoring an heirloom zither; it's about 140 years old, and the tuning pegs for the accompaniment strings are all rectangular, about 5mm by 3mm. I am having absolutely no luck finding a tuning wrench that's anything other than square. Does anyone happen to have recommendations?...

Thank you! I've also seen people use key oil (like for clarinets)...I've ordered some of that to try as well.

Thank you for this helpful rundown!!

Where can I find A. Kabatek's work?

Hello! I came across this while doing Zither research; it's a German music store, but if one has a google translate browser extension it's easy enough to view and shop from. They have a large selection of sheet music, as well as strings, Zither rings, etc. Haven't ordered from them yet, but thought ...

Hello! I'm facing a similar problem with my zither. What did you use to oil the mechanism?

- Rory Bolton

Vielen dank!!!

I will do as you suggested, and keep this space posted with any updates. If I can't find a replacement, I'm going to attempt making a replacement peg button with some walnut I have lying around.

Hello! I'm a newbie looking to use an heirloom Zither passed down from my first Swiss Immigrant relative in the 19th century. It's in very good condition overall, but there are one or two issues that, while fixable, I would like some guidance on. Both issues concern the tuning pegs on the melody str...