Jugendstil zither?!?

[eller]

Ehhh. When I bought this one, I thought, okay, the design is some fake Jugendstil (art nouveau) thing?!? But, turns out, it may actually be the real deal. I couldn't find a date on the instrument, but I found the same model here, and the seller of that piece claims it's from around 1900, which would actually be the correct period for this art style.



Personal opinion: the design is very pretty, but, uh, I wouldn't put peacocks on a musical instrument. If you've ever heard a peacock, you'll know what I mean. This is a really stupid idea.



Gorgeous, though. XD

And it's a great instrument, too. Of all the zithers I've ever played on, this has to be the best! Despite the age, there's no warping at all, nothing rattles, no rust anywhere... This is like new, which means, it has been stored well! Also, the sound is very rich. It's AWESOME!!! I mean, this is a seriously good instrument. Almost too good for a chord zither. Also, it's a 5/21, which is exactly the thing I wanted. I'm very happy now!!!

Comments

from one raucous bird to another

[yhlee]

YAYYYYYY!!!

[franklanguage]

Awesome find!

[wyld_dandelyon]

Oh, this is very cool. I actually have a thing like that, but sadly it's too warped to tune, so I haven't been able to try playing it.

[eller]

Yeah, that's... a common problem. These zithers are usually cheaply-made (there's a reason the Platt language tends to refer to any and all types of box zithers as 'firewood'! LOL) and finding an old one that's still playable is sheer dumb luck.