Zither Newsletters davidkyger Fri, 01/29/2016 - 02:14 In 1879, Franz Waldecker published the first newsletter in the United States for the zither community. The Zitherplayer, in its way, brough...
A Snapshot of Pauline Kruger Hamilton davidkyger Tue, 04/29/2014 - 18:50 An early photograph reveals an extraordinary life. The photo, circa 1893, was taken in St. Paul, Minnesota and shows Pau...
On the Zither davidkyger Fri, 12/06/2013 - 21:06 This article, by Dr. Gerlinde Haid, comes from the Austrian publication Volkskunst heute (Folk Art Today),] a beautifully illustrated magazine d...
A Zither Match davidkyger Fri, 09/27/2013 - 21:16 In the late 1870s, zither players in the US began forming clubs to share music with the public. It was during this period that a Bavarian from ...
The Concert Zither in America's Civil War davidkyger Sat, 08/31/2013 - 23:50 John Maurath identified a photograph that should be of great interest to zither players. The photograph clearly show...
Franz Schwarzer and Friends davidkyger Mon, 08/12/2013 - 03:16 This circa 1901 photo comes to us courtesy of the State Historical Society of Missouri. Shown standing on the right is Franz Schwa...
Charles Schroeter Collection davidkyger Sun, 06/30/2013 - 23:16 A very generous donation of early zither sheet music was recently received by Zither US, compliments of Jerry Turnbaugh. A signif...
A Songbird for the Zither davidkyger Thu, 06/20/2013 - 01:17 Born in New York, zitherist Alberta Krader was a music teacher by profession and toured extensively with vaudeville, where she intro...
Buffalo Zither Club davidkyger Fri, 05/24/2013 - 02:47 Thank you to Anna Mayerhofer for sharing this 1917 photo of the Buffalo Zither Club. This photo also includes her grandfather Josef Mayerh...
Zitherist Henry Nowak davidkyger Fri, 02/01/2013 - 02:58 This historic zither photo from 1932 comes to us courtesy of Pat Mohre, great-granddaughter of Henry Nowak, shown here with one of his e...