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Salzburg zither

Salzburg zither folk zither with semicircular projection of the body on the side opposite the fingerboard, made in the Salzburg area from the 1830's on. Those terminating in a helmet-like pegbox are known as Helmzither, which date from the 1840's and 1850's (117, 178). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Klier, Karl M. Volkstümliche Musikinstrumente in den Alpen. Kassel, 1956. Sachs, Curt. Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente bei der staatlichen Hochschule für Musik zu Berlin…

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