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by Curt
Sun Dec 29, 2019 8:18 pm
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: information on an old zither
Replies: 6
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Re: information on an old zither

Thanks everyone for the information and the replies. The instrument did not have a case with it when I got it. I actually came across it in an antique shop in Ansbach that had been a family business in operation there for several generations (since at least the mid 1800s according to the son / grand...
by Curt
Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:33 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: information on an old zither
Replies: 6
Views: 5545

Re: information on an old zither

Posting photos of the Zither and the maker's label
by Curt
Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:19 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: information on an old zither
Replies: 6
Views: 5545

information on an old zither

I am interested in restoring this alpine concert zither I recently obtained while traveling in Ansbach, Germany. As far as I can tell, It was made by a Martin Zimmer in Nurnburg, probably around the beginning of the 20th century. I need a new set of strings, but believe the tuners and body to be sou...