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by Rudy Mueller
Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:27 pm
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: White "Veining" Material
Replies: 6
Views: 1278

Re: White "Veining" Material

Also, the instrument came without a case.....hard times?
by Rudy Mueller
Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:19 pm
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: White "Veining" Material
Replies: 6
Views: 1278

Re: White "Veining" Material

Suspicions, suspicions, suspicions..... This is an F. Seith zither; Andi Waldschütz is/has a restored F Seith beauty in his shop, and the finish is absolutely perfect. On this attempt, however, there are/were many crack lines parallel to the griffbret, all the way up to the far edge of the instrumen...
by Rudy Mueller
Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:57 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: White "Veining" Material
Replies: 6
Views: 1278

White "Veining" Material

The refinishing of the 24 euro zither we brought back from Germany has begun. At last Sunday's Zither Sunday, all agreed the sound of the instrument was quite good. The white veining in the 2 corners of the side of the instrument are missing. These would be the corners most susceptible to being bump...
by Rudy Mueller
Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:17 pm
Forum: Places and Events
Topic: Zither Sunday in Wisconsin
Replies: 6
Views: 5353

Re: Zither Sunday in Wisconsin

There will be a Zither Sunday on Sunday, April 19, 2015, 12:00 noon,at the home of Kurt Eckroth in Wales, WI.

Rudi
by Rudy Mueller
Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:51 am
Forum: Places and Events
Topic: Zither 10
Replies: 0
Views: 8613

Zither 10

The 'Zither 10' convention sponsored by the Bayrischer Volksbildung Verein is being held in Munich March 27-29, 2015. The program includes concerts, expositions, and presentations. The event site is www.zither10.de .

Rudi
by Rudy Mueller
Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:48 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Tell me your "my first zither" story!
Replies: 13
Views: 3222

Re: Tell me your "my first zither" story!

my pfannkuchen experience exactly.....and I have them at least 3x per week. crepes in the u.s., my favorite is swiss or griuerre cheese with broccoli. I did luck out with the 20+ eu f Seith our daughter bought on eby.de. sound is great, better than the forg at home, but looks like it was stored in a...
by Rudy Mueller
Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:28 am
Forum: History
Topic: Der Zitherspieler....
Replies: 2
Views: 4453

Re: Der Zitherspieler....

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Our son recently found a painted plaster cast/relief of "der Zitherspieler" in a Cedarburg Wisconsin shop.

The signature on the lower right hand corner is "H Maroder 1944"

Any ideas as to Who, Where, When, What of this gem?

Rudi
by Rudy Mueller
Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:06 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Tell me your "my first zither" story!
Replies: 13
Views: 3222

Re: Tell me your "my first zither" story!

#1 is a Schwarzer purchased from an aunt who had lived in Missouri, for $75. #2 is a 1937 Förg (Munich) inherited from my father #3 is a Hornsteiner (Passau) inherited from a friend. This is now unused, and needs new strings. #4 is an un-named gem with a six string griffbrett and open strings starti...
by Rudy Mueller
Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:54 am
Forum: Learning
Topic: neater hand-written scores
Replies: 2
Views: 748

Re: neater hand-written scores

Thanks Jeff. I will try loading this later this spring...it's off to Germany for us next week.

Rudi
by Rudy Mueller
Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:10 am
Forum: Learning
Topic: neater hand-written scores
Replies: 2
Views: 748

neater hand-written scores

For those who arrange music for themselves or others, who want neater looking scores, and don't want/cannot invest in computer soft- and hardware, you may want to try the "Composer Template 2" from Long Beach Music, and sold through Amazon. This plastic template for most musical notation c...