Post by Dick Glasgow on Jul 3, 2007 10:58:15 GMT 1
The Fretted or Concert Zither
Here is a tongue in cheek look at the Zither:
The Zither
Busking with a Fretted Zither
Check out these interesting photographs of many unusual Zithers
Zithers
The concert zither is a modern instrument although the name has been applied to many other instruments though the ages.
The zither evolved as a folk music instrument in Bavaria and Austria and, at the beginning of the 19th century, was known as a Volkszither.
Its counterparts were the Hummel in Sweden, the Langeleik in Norway and the Noordsche Balk in Holland.
All of these instruments were played with the instrument lying on the table and consisted of strings attached to a sounding board with a series of frets underlying several of the strings.
The zither is played by stopping the frets with the fingers of the left hand and striking these strings simultaneously with a plectrum attached to the thumb of the right hand while the other fingers of the right hand pluck the remaining strings.
The Concert Zither, a Brief History
The zither evolved as a folk music instrument in Bavaria and Austria and, at the beginning of the 19th century, was known as a Volkszither.
Its counterparts were the Hummel in Sweden, the Langeleik in Norway and the Noordsche Balk in Holland.
All of these instruments were played with the instrument lying on the table and consisted of strings attached to a sounding board with a series of frets underlying several of the strings.
The zither is played by stopping the frets with the fingers of the left hand and striking these strings simultaneously with a plectrum attached to the thumb of the right hand while the other fingers of the right hand pluck the remaining strings.
The Concert Zither, a Brief HistoryHere is a tongue in cheek look at the Zither:
The ZitherBusking with a Fretted Zither
Check out these interesting photographs of many unusual Zithers
Zithers