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by quincemothman
Sun Apr 21, 2019 12:23 pm
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Hi Evelyn, I tried to reply before now but there was a glich in the system so I couldn't send it. Thank you so much for the links they are very interesting. I wonder if there are any zither players in the UK. I've been playing for about 2 years and have learned pieces from YouTube and some music boo...
by quincemothman
Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:08 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Hi Ken, a while back we were talking about my Perfekta zither which needed some work done. I emailed Horst Wunsche and asked them if they restored old zithers thinking they wouldn't be interested as they would be too busy building new ones. They replied saying they could rebuild it! brilliant. I sen...
by quincemothman
Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:11 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Anyone in UK
Replies: 7
Views: 13361

Re: Anyone in UK

Hi Richard, you are not alone. ( I thought I was ) I have been teaching my self the zither for nearly two years. I've started too late to ever play as well as I play my other instruments ( I'm now 68 ) guitar, harp guitar, Irish tenor banjo, chord zithers. However, I've achieved more learning the zi...
by quincemothman
Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:59 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Hi Rudy, no, I just listen to the notes being played. If you can see the person playing its a great help, as you can see their finger positions as well. I have often worked stuff out from listening to recordings. ( on the guitar ) You just listen to one phrase at a time till you get it and then move...
by quincemothman
Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:46 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Thanks guys, I'm starting to realize now that the zither is realy a very different animal to any other string instrument, but that's a good thing as now I know there's nothing wrong and that its just me being new to this instrument. Fortunately my fingers have thick callouses from playing the harp g...
by quincemothman
Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:44 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Hi Pete, thank you for your message. I have replied once already but some thing must have gone wrong and my reply didn't appear, so this is my second attempt. I agree with your method of repairing the bridge. However, though the zither is in great shape there are some other issues. Some of the pins ...
by quincemothman
Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:13 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Hi Ken, thanks for the info. At the moment I'm playing on the 38 string Wunsche concert zither. The Perfekta zither is still not fixed yet, I aim to sort it out in a few months when I've got some funds together. I have ordered the 42 string harp zither from Wunsche (I should get it at the end of thi...
by quincemothman
Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:20 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Thank you Ken, I find my fretless zither (The Piano Chord) is great for the slower O'Carolan stuff. I had 4 pickups made that I glued down under the strings. (you can see them quite plainly) I play it through a chorus affect, the sound will give you goosebumps. What I'm aiming for concerning the con...
by quincemothman
Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:34 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Thank you very much Ken, enjoyed watching some of your videos on you tube.(if that's the same Ken Bloom) I have some stuff on you tube, just type in quincemothman, see what you think. Cheers Quince.
by quincemothman
Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:10 am
Forum: Repairs and Restorations
Topic: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer
Replies: 24
Views: 31390

Re: Perfekta Zither/Anton Brauer

Hi Ken, yes, I did wonder if the bridge could be repaired rather than replaced altogether. I got the impression these zithers are quite rare as you say, especially in the UK. There is a zither builder/repairer Peter Ziegler in Germany who I found on the net. His work looks very impressive going by t...