Can any body help please. I have already obtained a copy of this tune but it is not written exclusively for Zither. Do you know where i can get a copy of the notation for this theme and preferably by Anton Karas and with the all important fingering. If it comes without fingering, would anyone care t...

Thanks Ken.
Pete

June. That sounds exciting but I have pressed every button possible and do not see your chart. Did you post it to us? Or just for our information? When you say tuning chart, i assume that is to inform us what strings should be tuned to. I do have a modern one but would like to see your olde worlde t...

Thanks guys for your help. My Framus strings were ordered direct from Lenzner who are currently making the Contra bass strings for my Meinel. They do not stock every string. Damn it......I have to wait longer. Just dying to play the Meinel. I must be patient I must be patient Good news is....... Im ...

I want to restring my Meinel Zither. I have seen a complete set of 36 in Munich tuning and it states for a scale length of 41.5. Both my Meinel and Framus Zither have a scale length of 43.5 Are there a myriad of different scale lengths? Will 41.5 fit? And work okay? I am confused now as i assumed al...

Tom mate, Well suffice to say....it was one of my first questions as i found it so hard to push the strings on the Framus. I was told to grow calluses and get on with it! Ha ha. I am glad you asked me to measure the two frets as we both now have a fact to go by. Yes..would be interesting to know oth...

How do you play A minor on the accompaniament strings please?
Pete.
.......its okay I have sussed it.
What a finger stretch!
Pete

How do you play A minor on the accompaniament strings please?
Pete

I am in the very early learning stages with the Zither.
I have a another Zither which needs all new strings.
I find i do not touch the contra bass strings anyway.
Do i need em?
Pete

Thanks Tom and Ken for your replies. Ken. I will leave it alone as it plays superbly. The only thing left to do is plug the tuning pin holes. I have no mahoghany veneer so will have to some how get around this. How thick veneer do you mean? There are various thicknesses. The nearest solution i can g...