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Posted by MrRandomWritings (Backwater Bri) on July 28, 2010 at 9:51am

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A little bit about boxes PLUS a fantastic find. Great excitement in our household today!If anyone has any tips regarding the restoration of this instrument or knows any further history about it please do let me know. I found refernces on the internet suggesting it could be 100 years old. The tailpiece is marked "Made in England" but I saw an internet reference to possible German origins. The brand name on the headstock is "Walliostro" which may mean something to someone. No date on the string packages but they were made by an old established company in New Jersey.If you check out Henry's most recent link below you will find some further info if you are interestedSome new guitar photos on my website http://randomguitars.webs.com

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Ice Bob July 31, 2010 at 10:17pm

cant wait to here the bass and that mandobanjo
HENRY LOWMAN July 28, 2010 at 11:56am

http://www.musicaviva.com/encyclopedia/display.html?phrase=zither-b...
HENRY LOWMAN July 28, 2010 at 11:56am

http://www.musicaviva.com/encyclopedia/display.html?phrase=zither-b... is another (sorry for the previous mistake!)
bemuzic July 28, 2010 at 11:55am

wow what a find!!...and lots of helpful sniffing from Tandy : -)
HENRY LOWMAN July 28, 2010 at 11:55am

http://www.musicaviva.com/encyclopedia/display.html?phrase=zither-b... is another...
HENRY LOWMAN July 28, 2010 at 11:53am

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=65628...here, this might help. CHEERS!
Colin S July 28, 2010 at 11:47am

Looks like you have picked up a bargain there Brian!
Here's a link to a ' Vintage Cased 8 String Walliostro Zither Mandoline' for sale on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Cased-8-String-Walliostro-Zither-Mand...