Carmen Amrein will soon be visiting the US and has plans to visit Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, with tentative plans for Chicago and New York City. She is hoping to meet up with zither clubs and have the opportunity to provide zither lessons. She is a trained Zither teacher and graduate of th...

Paul Valentino sent a note to inform me that the Chicago Zither Club is active and now has a Facebook page. :D Paul has been adding photos, concert announcements and other updates to the site. For more info, visit their new page at the following link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-Zither-Clu...

A few things can cause this. Wear on the pin block is one. It could also surface during the winter, which could be a warning sign that the instrument is too dry. First remove your string and the tuning pin. Using a small piece of material, such as paper, thread it into the hole with the tuning pin. ...

A reader of the web site, Lavana Brechbiel, shared this early photograph of Alberta Krader and her zither ensemble. At this time, Alberta was living in Pasadena, California. In the group, she is standing at the far left. Print on the back of the photo reads, "Just the ladies in group. Have 4 me...

Fall may have been in the air, but zither players were springing at Jane Curtis's Sterling Zither Seminar, number 38 in the series. In total, 14 zither players, representing five states along the East Coast of the U.S., attended the event. This seminar, we welcomed two first-time attendees — Gina Ge...

I'm not familiar with the tutor mentioned, but your assessment of available English language methods is correct. In the late 1800s to early 1900s, zither methods published here in the US were commonly available in a dual-language (German-English) format. As you've stated, these methods are dated and...

This is a recent discovery for me. The following site offers a number of sheet music selections for one or more zithers.

http://www.notenlager.de/Streich-und-Zu ... 9_166.html

German luthier Wilfried Ulrich has made me aware that an English translation of his book, Die Hummel: Geschichte eines Volksmusik-Instruments (The Story of the Hummel), is now available. His work should prove informative for those interested in learning more about the modern zither's ancestors. The ...

Zitherist Kurt Maute informed me of this upcoming event: "On Saturday, December 3, five zitherists will be playing at the Christkindlmarkt at The German Society of Pennsylvania, located at 611 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. The event begins at noon till 5:30pm and we have been as...

A reader of the web site, Colin R., shared these photos and is hoping to identify the zither club shown, which may be German or American. He provided the following background information: "About 15 years ago, I found a group portrait of a zither orchestra in a Philadelphia thrift shop. I went t...