Objekt 16
Kratzzither (Salzburg form)
Object description
Maker unknown
Austria(?), 2nd half of 18th c.
Spruce, partially painted in dark; fruit tree (?); metal (strings) body with swelling on one side; one additional ( empty) peg-box; two heart-shaped sound holes
14 frets; three stopped strings, nine unstopped strings
L. 550 mm; b. 226 mm; h. 39 mm; vibrating strin gs 407-430 mm
Donation Dr. h.c. Paul Sacher, Pratteln. Lobeck collection
Inv. 1956.455.