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- Fri Aug 18, 2023 4:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PBS Living in St. Louis: International Zither Gathering 2023
- Replies: 4
- Views: 21736
Re: PBS Living in St. Louis: International Zither Gathering 2023
that was great; thank-you for sharing it.
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:32 pm
- Forum: History
- Topic: Electric Zither
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20738
Re: Electric Zither
I dont know about the pickup, but that instrument is a gorgeous piece of art. How is the sound?
KP
KP
- Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:21 am
- Forum: Zither Makers and Models
- Topic: Unknown harp zither and introduction from Hungary.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 18932
Re: Unknown harp zither and introduction from Hungary.
Hey thanks for the stories, and welcome to the zither group. I am not a luthier and hopefully another member can comment on how much will be necessary / what the costs are involved- for restoring this instrument…. but, it’s pretty awesome looking! And really original design. If you do decide to purc...
- Tue May 04, 2021 5:27 pm
- Forum: Zither Makers and Models
- Topic: Franz Schwarzer Perfecta Zither - Style B
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11546
Re: Franz Schwarzer Perfecta Zither - Style B
Also, like the style A, a work of art.
- Tue May 04, 2021 5:24 pm
- Forum: Zither Makers and Models
- Topic: Franz Schwarzer Perfecta Zither - Style A
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13622
Re: Franz Schwarzer Perfecta Zither - Style A
That style A is SO beautiful! Curious how it would sound. Mine is a ‘27 combo of Grand Concert and Perfekta made as a special order, I believe. Janet Stessl was the 2nd owner. Big sound!, but the design leads to warping from all that tension at the Contra strings. The column snapped once and Sasha R...
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:12 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Zithering in Washington, Missouri
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17763
Re: Zithering in Washington, Missouri
Thanks, Dave!
- Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:33 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: Newbie post
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17199
Re: Newbie post
Congratulations Steve, that is a pretty instrument you’ve revitalized. I like the Daar Method, it’s been tried and true for over a century. I can only say that paying attention to proper finger positions and posture of both hands while playing is oh so important- it’s never easy to change back later...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:21 pm
- Forum: Zithers and Resources
- Topic: Zither for sale
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12245
Re: Zither for sale
I’m thinking $750. I’d already put $225 into the new case, and $500 in it’s original repairs by Sasha. My feeling, however anthropomorphizing, is that an instrument needs to be played; so I would hope that someone would use it often which honors all the previous owners.
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:16 pm
- Forum: Zithers and Resources
- Topic: Source for strings in US
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16556
Re: Source for strings in US
Cleaning the soundbox sounds like a great idea; I never thought of it- all that accumulated dust.. I happen to get a lot of pleasure removing all the strings and then polishing/conditioning the wood, and then chrome polish on the metal plate covering the mechanics before restringing the whole instru...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Intonation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26280
Re: Intonation
... or tuning the fretboard strings on the 5th fret instead of open strings to compensate for the variations