My mother and I frequently sang Vogerl fliagst in d'Welt hinaus while washing dishes after the evening meal....when I was 10 years old. I'll be 85 y in a few days. Does that classify this treasure as "folk" musik? When one searches for arrangements of this melody, it virtually always comes...

This post should more appropriately be titled OLD ZITHER PLAYERS AND DISLOCATING FINGERS. Personal responsibilities have reduced my practice time essentially to near zero....and the ring finger on my right hand (bass finger) now frequently jumps out of location. ouch! but the frequency of dislocatio...

Before drilling holes in the instrument, you might want to consider mounting the note stand on the table, as described elsewhere on this site.

Does the instrument mounted stand affect acoustics?

rudi

Meh! probably related to a note stand, Nobody listens. The picture posted here has multiple holes in the instrument,. but a working table has holes for all kinds of staff, tuning key...note stand..etc. PLEASE, PLEASE,PLEASE, do not punch any holes into/through the structure of your zither. Build a g...

small world.

Please check your "private messages" o te header above.

rudi

This makes me sad,

A Kiendl zither will bring joy to its household for a long time, probably a century or more, if properly maintained. Has this waif has a hard life?

Please see my "Unkel Gorge" entries on this site, Meh .

rudi

Is this traditional piece still protected by German copyright laws? After searching, the versions I've found are for accordion, not zither. Would a zither arrangement be "protected"?

rudi

The website of the Rochester NY group is ALPENGRUEN.WIXSITE.COM/BVA1932

rudi

Sorry for the late reply. Start by finding a local (if possible, player, (Buffalo? Wilkes Barre? NY city? or?) a person with zither experience. Local Bavarian Trachten groups will be a starting point; The Gauverband Nord Amerika web site might be useful. I have told this anecdote several times on th...