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1882 AUTO HARP C. F. ZIMMERMANN

$ 52.79

Availability: 52 in stock

Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930

Condition: A restoration project. The body is in lovely shape. But, 8 strings are missing and only 2 of the 6 chord bars are fully functional. One of the chord bars is missing the ivory key. The original fabric covered wood case is cracked, missing one latch and has stained and torn fabric on the bottom

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Antique (1893-1899) C. F. Zimmerman Auto Harp in original case. The harp has 32 strings and 6 chord bars. This is a restoration project. The body is in good shape and sounds lovely with properly tuned strings. But, it is missing 8 strings, only two of chord bars are fully functional and the case has a crack and several condition issues as fully described in the condition section. C. F. Zimmerman was the inventor of the Auto Harp patenting the design in 1882. The instrument has a label saying C. F. Zimmerman Dolgeville NY. Zimmerman produced auto harps in Dolgeville from 1893-1899. This instrument has a brown wood finish and is likely from the early period before the Zimmerman auto harps were produced solely in black.