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Chord zither

Valsonora Zither19th c.

Museum of Folk Musical Instruments in Szydlowiec

Museum of Folk Musical Instruments in Szydlowiec
Szydlowiec, Poland

A wooden, flat soundboard in the shape of a rectangular cut and rounded on two adjacent sides, coated with black varnish. On the top plate, metal strings arranged vertically, at the bottom attached to a wooden bar, top and side to metal tuning pins. On the top plate, there is a soundhole decorated around with a floral ornament and two peacocks (mostly golden). At the base of the instrument, along the length, on a golden background, a staff painted with notes of the pitch of individual strings. At the top, on the left-hand side, there is a painted peacock and a floral ornament. The predominant color is gold. Around the top plate there is a floral ornament in gold, red, blue and green. A round sheet of paper is stuck inside the instrument.

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  • Title: Chord zither
  • Creator: Valsonora Zither
  • Date Created: 19th c.
  • Location Created: Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: h.502 mm w. 255 - 406 mm t. 35 mm
  • Type: instrument
  • Medium: wood, metal
Museum of Folk Musical Instruments in Szydlowiec

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