Zither Repair Central

Here I am at Zither Repair Central... with one more zither repair on my schedule. It's amazing how these old zithers seem to pop out of the woodwork into the hands of loving new owners, usually left to them by relatives who passed on a generation or two ago.

Zithers are beautiful instuments with a haunting sound, as anyone who has seen "The Third Man", a post-WWII film noir set in Vienna and starring Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles can attest.

This one has elaborate peacock decals and preliminary research indicates that it was made in Slovenia. We'll try to keep you posted on the progress.

Ron

Getting back into work...

It's always hard to get back to work after a big show. So I ease into it by getting my "easy" things done first. Three new psalteries started, a couple new whistles, and a gazillion new spoons with carved heads. Any suggestions for the heads before I get going?

Monday, I'll be speaking to the woodworking and sculpture classes at San Benito High School in Hollister, CA, earthquake capital of the world.

Late last week, I received a new (or I should say, old) zither to repair. This one is quite different from the others I've done. More on that later.