Mandolin Player: The instruments: The Waldzither: The Tenor-Waldzither

The Tenor-Waldzither



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This particular page was created 15/03/2004 and last updated 15/03/2006
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    Data:
  • Body shape: Lute
  • Top: Flat
  • Back: Flat
  • Frets: Fixed
  • Strings: 9
  • Courses: 5 ( 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)
  • Scale: 450 - 460 mm
The Waldzither is a rare European variant of the mandolin/cittern. The tenor variant seems to be the most common one today, although you can also occasionally find a Diskant-Waldzither or even a Baß-Waldzither or a Piccolo-Waldzither.

The Tenor-Waldzither is also known as a Jägerzither or a Lutherzither. It's somewhere between the alto mandola and the tenor mandola in size and has an extra single bass string.

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