Pentaphone

Pentaphone *bowed zither invented by Henry Müller-Braunau of Hamburg in 1903, with 5 steel strings tuned c0 g0 d1 a1 e2 that were bowed mechanically by as many wheels with rosined bands, one for each string. The wheels were controlled by a pedal, and the strings were stopped by the player's fingers on a fingerboard provided with 28 metal frets (115, 149). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Kinsky, Georg. Musikhistorisches Museum von Wilhelm Heyer in Cöln. Katalog, Vols. 1, 2…