Scheitholt owned by Jim Costa. This instrument features a slight trapezoid-shaped body with straight sides, scrollwork at the head, six wooden tuning pegs, carved frets, and four cherry-shaped sound holes. The scheitholt, a possible predecessor to Appalachian dulcimers, is a type of German zither. The instruments usually exceed 42 inches in length. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Feb 1989. archive reference: GM S1332. Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.
