Lot number 2716 - Auction 160
ZWEI ZITHERN: MEISTER-HARFENZITHER 'ADOLF MEINEL' UND KONZERTZITHER IN SALZBURGER FORM

TWO ZITHERS: 'ADOLF MEINEL' MASTER HARP ZITHER AND CONCERT ZITHER IN THE SALZBURG STYLE Markneukirchen, ca. 1950, and Austria, ca. 1900 Soundboard and body made of dark-stained wood. L. 69/57 and W. 35/29 cm. One zither marked on the inside with 'Zither Gitarren Meisterwerkstätten Markneukirchen Adolf Meinel' and number '9897'. Meinel zither in a curved harp shape with a turned pillar, round sound hole with rosette, original tuners, bone tuning pegs, and a custom-fit original hard-shell case. Salzburg zither with a rounded soundbox, large, tall oval sound hole, original tuners, bone tuning pegs, with a wooden case, zither tuning key, velvet brush with wooden handle, and old sheet music. Partially bumped and rubbed and min. damg. Provenance: Private collection, Hesse.