Zither Music 

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What is the name of this instrument? This is a type of zither called a chord zither, an instrument developed by German settlers in USA in the mid - late 1800s. It was mass produced and sold door to door in many countries including Australia. The idea was to make an instrument that anybody could play, using numbers and letters. However, not everyone was able to keep the instrument in tune (62 strings) and most finished up unused. I play a 5 chord zither and also a 6 chord zither . There are also 4 chord (usually US made) and 3 or 2 chord zithers for kids. In Germany they are called Akkord zither or Guitar zither. As its name implies, the chord zither has a series of pre-tuned chords on the left hand side strummed by the left hand while the melody is played in the melody section by the right hand using a plectrum. The chord zither must not be confused with the concert zither which was made famous by the Third Man Theme. Best regards, Etienne

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Both are Zithers, but this one has melody strings that are separate from sets of chord strings. The autoharp plays chords by muting strings.

I have a very old autoharp that is basically a guitar zither with melody strings, with the autoharp device over it. This is a manual zither lol.

@@cheatsheet3325 Thank you.

@@novocain13 Happy to help! This is called a "Chord Zither" or sometimes a "Guitar Zither," which can be confusing because it *doesn't* have a guitar-like fretboard, while Concert and Alpine zithers do.

Thank you for asking about my welfare. I am now semi-retired and have become involved in a meditation organization called Science of Spiritualty which takes a lot of my time. You may like to look it up: ru-vid.comcmoUjxwS-dk?feature=share or any of the "Global Meditation in Place Sanr Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj" videos. They are quite enlightening. Take care, best regardsd, Etienne.

I am well thank you. I have recorded most of my pieces on RU-vid and am now semi retired. I am busy with family and also with my involvemets with the meditation group called Science of Spirituality. Thanks for asking and keep well. Cheers, Etienne

Hello, please call me on +61425756258 anytime within the next 4hours. Cheers, Etienne

Maybe you can contact me by email: edelavaulx@gmail.com