Hi Rita - my post was back in 2017. What is it you need from me?
Thanks.
Tom M.
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- Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:23 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: Viele grusse aus Seattle!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27030
- Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:29 pm
- Forum: Zithers and Resources
- Topic: new strings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9326
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:58 am
- Forum: Places and Events
- Topic: Zither Sunday, July 14, 2019
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7415
Re: Zither Sunday, July 14, 2019
Rudi - best wishes for the Zitherspielfest.
Wish I lived closer than 1500 miles away!
Back in the 1970s, I lived in South Milwaukee, while at Mitchell Field (USAF).
Tom M.
Wish I lived closer than 1500 miles away!
Back in the 1970s, I lived in South Milwaukee, while at Mitchell Field (USAF).
Tom M.
- Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:10 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: Back to basics...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6781
Re: Back to basics...
Hi Rudy - My doctor says I'm in excellent health ... for someone who's 175 years old! I'm a volunteer farmer/orchardist at Old Sturbridge Village, a living history museum in Massachusetts. Several years ago I was out in a field, cutting barley. A family of visitors asked me why an old guy like me wa...
- Mon May 20, 2019 4:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: All Things Considered
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7094
All Things Considered
Did anyone else hear the zither music on All Things Considered this afternoon on NPR stations?
Karas, "The Third Man Theme".
What a refreshing sound!
https://youtu.be/C5ZnzNCXgLY
Memories, memories.
Tom M.
Karas, "The Third Man Theme".
What a refreshing sound!
https://youtu.be/C5ZnzNCXgLY
Memories, memories.
Tom M.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:38 pm
- Forum: Repairs and Restorations
- Topic: Tuning Buttons
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7890
Re: Tuning Buttons
Bravo on the successes - Now we know who to send our zithers to!
Thanks for posting the details.
Tom M.
Thanks for posting the details.
Tom M.
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 6:53 am
- Forum: Repairs and Restorations
- Topic: Tuning Buttons
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7890
Re: Tuning Buttons
Hi John, and welcome to the Zither forum. Sounds like you've got some work ahead of you; if the zither has literally been a wall-hanger, it might have internal cracks and damage from dry - or humid - environment. Once you've checked out more details, you may want to send the instrument to a repair e...
- Sun Apr 14, 2019 6:12 pm
- Forum: Learning
- Topic: Harmonics on the Free Strings
- Replies: 21
- Views: 28564
Re: Harmonics on the Free Strings
Hi Andy - very similar to playing violins, cellos, guitar, etc. Halfway across any open string, the harmonic sounds one octave higher than the open string. But different points on the open string have different harmonics. Some harmonic notation systems show the actual spot on the string to touch; ot...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Two Zithers for sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8560
Re: Two Zithers for sale
Pete - where is the "For Sale column"?
Thanks.
Tom M.
Thanks.
Tom M.
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:53 am
- Forum: Learning
- Topic: Volkstümliche Zitherschule p27 - Röslein
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9641
Re: Volkstümliche Zitherschule p27 - Röslein
Hi Andy - congratulations on the continued progress! Say, isn't that a different zither from the one you've played on previous videos? I remember there was art work on the surface of the earlier instrument, and the turned black "stretcher" of this new one seems to have a light color center...