Dolceola
1904
Of all the zither-related patent instruments I've seen, the Dolceola is by far the coolest. Ever since we acquired it from Jon Lundberg when he closed his Berkeley shop, the Dulceola has been a favorite Gryphon "museum" item.
With a keyboard about the size of Schroeder's piano, this is no toy! It has a key for each string, and each key has a string damper that releases the string when the key is depressed. The Dolceola's name basically describes the tone, too.
