Épinette des Vosges, late 19th century, Valdajol, France, French, Wood, metal, L. 59.3 cm., Greatest width 7.4 cm, Depth of soundbox 2.9 cm, Sounding length of strings 47.4 cm., Chordophone-Zither-plucked, Amant Constant (Amé) Lambert (French, La Girmont 1843–1908 Val-d'Ajol), The épinette des Vosges is a traditional plucked zither used in areas of the Vosges mountains of France. It can be documented as early as the eighteenth century. This example has five wire strings, two used to play the melody and three drone strings
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Épinette des Vosges, late 19th century, Valdajol, France, French, Wood, metal, L, 59.3 cm, Greatest width, 7.4, Depth, soundbox, 2.9, Sounding length, strings, 47.4, Chordophone-Zither-plucked, Amant Constant, Amé, Lambert, La Girmont, 1843–1908, Val-d'Ajol, épinette, des, Vosges, traditional plucked, zither, areas, Vosges mountains, documented, early, eighteenth, example, five wire, two, play, melody, three drone
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