Question: I am attaching a photo of an autoharp I own. It is in good condition overall. "Oscar Schmidt" and "60" appear inside the piece as well as "1879"and "1979." I contacted the Oscar Schmidt ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This zither was made by The Bosstone ...

Oct. 1—In the final decades of the Hawaiian monarchy, and for a decade or two afterward, the violin, viola, cello, zither, autoharp and Western flute were integral parts of Hawaiian music. In the ...

Edward Larry Gordon’s calling wasn’t always music – he spent his late teens plying his wares as a stand-up comic and occasional actor (including a small role in black cinema classic Putney Swope).