Two scheitholts lying in grass next to a camera for scale, one with a missing sound board. Close-up of carved head scroll and metal tuning pegs on scheitholt made in Monroe County, WV, by Madison Bostic. Scheitholt is a German word which translates to "fine wood". The instrument is a type of German fretted zither. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, July 1991, Summers County, WV. archive reference: GM S1329. 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.
