Bergfee Rot may be steel core. Check it out (Schneider)

I've only known two zither players able to endure steel....and both were professionals who needed steel for their magnetic pickups.

rudi, da oida

Steel core strings?

German postal prices are out of line....the world's leading exporter???? Hmmmm, I wonder. Maybe for the upper, but not for some guy out in the Hinterlands trying to get his zither back to playable shape. Our close relatives no longer send Christmas packages or even Christmas cards...., but bring the...

When I retired (2001) the lab assembled a list of rudi sayings. As i recall, "rudiism" #24 was something to the effect of.....

"this problem, when solved, will be simple"......and after the fact.....they all are.....never pull on a shoelace....

rudi, da oida

On page 3 of this section (repairs and restorations) there are several posts on "slipping tuning pegs". The best solution I've found is to use a single hair-like shaving from my "biscuit cutter", a kind of "router" used to cut slots in boards to join them. Violinists oc...

You my want to take a look at the ZITHERS AND RSOURCES section for 3 posts on rectangular pegs.

rudi

OOPS! Not included above was "Let's Start" by Ilse Harris, Zither Australia Publications, Her site is WWW.ZITHER.COM.AU. Tuning videos are out there. Google. Do you have any zither players nearby? One recent newbie lives almost within walking distance of my home. purchasing his zither from...

Welcome and congratulations! Before you take the leap, you might want to download the first few pages of Keyes scales workbook (available on this site) and develop some comfort, then try the first few griff exercises in Darr, or Kabatek (the latter is also available on this site). The zither is an e...

There have been no bidders as of May 25, 1700. I may put in a bid after all.

rudi

Seen on www.ebay.de, in the category "zither" is what looks like a kind of pre-zither. account title title: 2xaltezither. Four string griffbrett, with the frets "staggered", not in a straight line. Seven (eight?) accompaniment strings. To my recollection, it looks like the descri...