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Antique Menzenhauer Guitar Zither Good Condition

$ 26.4

Availability: 71 in stock
  • Model: Guitar Zither
  • Brand: Menzenhauer & Schmidt
  • Exact Year: Unknown
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    Antique Menzenhauer Guitar Zither Good Condition. Item appears to be in nice working condition, just needs cleaned. It doesn't even sound too out of tune. Comes from a non-smoking home. I package my items well and charge accordingly. Will ship to north america only.
    Friederich Menzenhauer
    This man was the father of the guitar-zither in the United States. He was granted the
    first patent
    , whose date is shown on instruments made by various manufacturers. It was that patent which got me started researching him, and though I haven't found as much information as I'd like, it's been an interesting search.
    Friederich (Frederick) Menzenhauer was born in Magdeburg Germany on January 3, 1858. He traveled to the US on the ship Hohenstauffern from Bremen, arriving in New York on May 8, 1882. By 1887 he was living in Jersey City, NJ, and was known as a maker of musical instruments. His