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by Evelyn
Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:24 pm
Forum: Learning
Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
Replies: 21
Views: 20023

Re: Harmonics on the Free Strings

Very good! Here is something you may like to try on the fingerboard:

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by Evelyn
Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: Learning
Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
Replies: 21
Views: 20023

Re: Harmonics on the Free Strings

Andy, you are very welcome, and yes, despite it all looking very simple it certainly does take some practice. Here is a short film showing Wilfried Scharf playing the zither (and a short sequence of bell tones). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1xefGMYo4E Towards the end of the film, at about 9:34 m...
by Evelyn
Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:29 am
Forum: Learning
Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
Replies: 21
Views: 20023

Re: Harmonics on the Free Strings

You can watch, and listen to Dieter Vensler playing lots of bell tones in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j68g68V7IRY
by Evelyn
Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:39 pm
Forum: Learning
Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
Replies: 21
Views: 20023

Re: Harmonics on the Free Strings

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by Evelyn
Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:38 pm
Forum: Learning
Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
Replies: 21
Views: 20023

Re: Harmonics on the Free Strings

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by Evelyn
Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:38 pm
Forum: Learning
Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
Replies: 21
Views: 20023

Re: Harmonics on the Free Strings

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by Evelyn
Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:36 pm
Forum: Learning
Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
Replies: 21
Views: 20023

Re: Harmonics on the Free Strings

Andy, another name for Flageoletts is Bell tones, and they are explained in 'Modern Zither Method' by King Keyes which is archived here:
https://www.zither.us/index.php/zither.learning

I have pasted the relevant bits below for your perusal

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by Evelyn
Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:13 pm
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31320

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Congratulations on your newly refurbished Anton Bräuer Perfekta zither. I have found some information which may be of interest: General: https://www.zither-virtuose.de/anton-braeuer.html 1929 catalogue: See pages 12 and 14 for Model A and C, Kreuzsaitige Perfekta Zithern, 42 strings https://www.zith...
by Evelyn
Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:59 am
Forum: Learning
Topic: Technical question
Replies: 4
Views: 4370

Re: Technical question

Thank you very much, Ken, for your opinion, which is greatly appreciated. Playing the piece all fretted sounds nicer, to my ears anyway, so this is what I am doing. Re fingering - I only ever use the little finger of my right hand (for playing contrabass strings), but am guessing that I've probably ...
by Evelyn
Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:58 am
Forum: Learning
Topic: Technical question
Replies: 4
Views: 4370

Technical question

I am curious to learn how others would play the c/a combination I've circled in red (below). Would you use the second a string for the a, or would you play the a (with your thumb) on the d string? Can't make up my mind which is correct, but perhaps there are several ways?

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