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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 256801, member: 55&quot;]I remembered.....the German name for the instrument was Konzert-Zither, though other types of zithers without the fretboard also seemed to have that name applied.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most such instruments were made in Germany, around 1900-1920, though I&#039;ve also found some early US makers, apparently German immigrants, who made Konzert-Zithers.</p><p>(One of those makers called the instrument an &quot;Alpine Zither;&quot; there really is no standardized naming system in the US for the numerous types of zithers.)</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Of them all, only the autoharp has survived as a modern performance instrument; the other types of zithers turned out to be very awkward to actually play.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Enjoyed &quot;Zeven dagen lang;&quot; nice arrangement of the Breton tune.)</p><p>Even the Konzert-Zither in OP&#039;s picture, though used to great effect in the Third-Man theme, is rarely played today; and as a performance instrument, suffers from the fact that it has to be played on a table, and can&#039;t be strap-supported.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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