<i>German Scheitholt</i> Zither
notes: label: Description
content: <p> This <i>German Scheitholt</i> type zither was made by an unknown maker, possibly in Licking County, Ohio, undetermined date. It has a trapezoidal shaped body made of walnut, with poplar end blocks, metal nut and bridge, probably three strings (two melody and one drone, altered from its original form), 15 metal frets, 2 f-shaped sound holes, and rounded head. The back is inset into the ribs, tuning head, and tailpiece, and is not made of three pieces as it seems at first glance. The ribs are glued to the sides of the tailpiece. There is a typed index card taped to the back of the instrument:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>C 13 straight side, Smith E 35, p. 31,<br>extremely well made scheitholtz zither type as in Pa.<br>traditionally played and probably made in 1870s in<br>Johnstown, Licking Co. Ohio. 2 of 3 strings fretted<br>on 15 frets back inset into ribs, tuning head and tailpiece.<br>Given to the collection (Anne Grimes) 1958<br>by Dr. William<br>T. Utter, Chairman of Denison University history faculty<br>who got it in Johnstown.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Anne Grimes (1912-2004) was an American journalist, musician, and historian of American (particularly Midwestern) folklore. Grimes studied voice and piano at Ohio Wesleyan and initiated graduate studies at Ohio State University. Following her education, Grimes was a music teacher, music and dance critic, and radio host. After WWII, Grimes began collecting and documenting folk songs throughout Ohio, as well as collecting Appalachian dulcimers and zithers. She would continue this work, performing, recording, and lecturing on instruments from her collection throughout the rest of her career.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Dulcimers
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Smith, L. Allen. Catalogue of Pre-Revival Appalachian Dulcimers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0276.02
label: accession number
content: 1996.0276
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0276.02
label: collector/donor number
content: A35
objectType: label: Object Name
content: zither
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 7/16 in x 3 3/16 in x 36 in; 8.73125 cm x 8.09625 cm x 91.44 cm