Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.00.1207301937490.4537@panix3.panix.com>
From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: Alpine Elegie Zither Images and Improvisation
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:41:21 -0400 (EDT)
Alpine Elegie Zither Images and Improvisation http://lounge.espdisk.com/archives/882 (best) http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/alpinezither1.jpg http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/alpinezither2.jpg http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/alpinezither3.jpg http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/alpinezither4.jpg http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/alpinezither5.jpg http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/alpinezither.mp3 This instrument has a range of about five octaves - always amazing to play. Mine is from the mid-19th century, made in Germany by a company that specialized in violins. In its original case. One of the fretted strings is missing, but the sound is beautiful.