Objekt 17
Double Zither (Mittenwald form)
Object description
Maker unknown
Origin unknown, 19th c.
Spruce; maple, partially painted in dark brown; metal (strings)
Body with swelling on both sides; two sound holes
Two fingerboards with 13 and 12 frets; six stopped and five unstopped strings
L. 578 mm; b. 263 mm; h. 34 mm; scaling c. 426 and 390 mm
Donation Dr. h.c. Paul Sacher, Pratteln. Lobeck collection
Inv. 1956.454.