Mürnseer

Mürnseer is a manufacturer of harps , chopping boards and zithers based in Kitzbühel (Tyrol) in Austria . The company is the largest string instrument manufacturer in Austria and one of the best-known folk harp makers.

history

The company was founded in 1956 by the trained carpenter Benedikt Mürnseer. Today his son Peter, together with some employees , produces hook harps , single pedal harps (Tyrolean folk harps), chopping boards and zithers of high quality that have achieved worldwide fame.

literature

Anton Pelinka and Andreas Maislinger (eds.): Handbook for the modern history of Tyrol. Contemporary history . tape 2 , part 2, economy and culture. Wagner, Innsbruck 1993, ISBN 978-3-7030-0259-5 , pp. 330 .

Individual evidence

↑ 60 years of Mürnseer-Harfenklang in Mein District from January 4, 2017, accessed on December 30, 2017
↑ Thomas Nussbaumer: Folk music in Tyrol and South Tyrol since 1900. About "real" Tyrolean songs, scenic styles of music, "cultivated" folk music, folklore and other manifestations of folk culture . Studies Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-7065-4656-0 , pp. 161 .

Web links

[1] 60 years of Mürnseer-Harfenklang in Mein District from January 4, 2017, accessed on December 30, 2017

[2] Thomas Nussbaumer: Folk music in Tyrol and South Tyrol since 1900. About "real" Tyrolean songs, scenic styles of music, "cultivated" folk music, folklore and other manifestations of folk culture . Studies Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-7065-4656-0 , pp. 161 .