harpgirl, thanks for starting this thread.Ferrara and PeterT thank you for the links. My mother has a zither she bought for next to nothing 40 years ago when we lived in London. We have been trying to find strings for it on and off over those 40 years.While the notes are marked on the sound board I have no idea of the string gauges.They are arranged in choruses, but the number of strings is more than any of the other zithers i"ve seen in books on the subject. As near as we can tell it dates from around the 1880's to 1900. Will spend much time at the sites.

thanks again.I love the mudcat.

PS harpgirl,It's good to see your cookie back as a member again.

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