German Scheitholt Zither: Museum Object and Cultural History
German Scheitholt Zither: date made: 1934. Object Name: zither. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This German Scheitholt type zither was made by W. J. B. in Mount Airy, North Carolina, in 1934. It has a trapezoidal-shaped body with a dark opaque varnish. The instrument has four strings (either one melody string and three drone strings, or two melody strings and two drone strings), 13 metal frets, one round sound hole, 4 wooden friction pegs, carved through pegbox, and hook-shaped head. Handwritten inside the dulcimer is, "WJB."
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1934
- Object Name: zither
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: leather (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 32 in x 6 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 81.28 cm x 17.145 cm x 6.985 cm
- place made: United States: North Carolina, Mount Airy
- Subject: Music
- ID Number: MI.67.006
- catalog number: 67.006
- accession number: 272440
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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