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   TettereTet to Finley Evans   
   Re: Waldzither   
   02 Jan 05 23:12:52   
   
   From: TetteRet@teReTet.nl   
      
   "Finley Evans"  wrote in message   
   news:9277-41D850D1-114@storefull-3235.bay.webtv.net...   
   >   I have a German made Waldzither that I found in an antique shop in   
   > Tacoma,WA this past Sept. It was made exceptionally well (as those   
   > Germans usually do). But I'm wondering where I can order strings for   
   > it,and also to find a tuning key for it. The tuning key resembles a key   
   > like the ones used for an autoharp,but in a smaller key size. Anyone out   
   > there know anything about these instruments? I need to know the proper   
   > tuning for it too. If nothing else,I'm gonna tune it like a mandolin and   
   > play it like that without using the 9th bass string.   
   >   
   >   
   >    Finmeister   
      
      
   Finmeister   
   try: http://www.waldzither.de/start.html   
   strings: http://saitenkatalog.de/catalog/default.php/cPath/24   
   tuning: http://home.hccnet.nl/h.speek/bouzouki/cittern.html   
      
   CPM   
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