Hello Robbie,  Thank you for your interest in the 60-string Chordephon
Zithers my friend is constructing and building.  I can report that
both Chordephons are waiting the delivery of strings.  These specially-
made strings will be delivered by a German factory.  Next March the
music-boxes will be ready, we hope.  They are then to be coupled and
play synchronously.  With some strings already placed the Chordephons
are now producing promising beautiful sounds.  In March a photograph
will be available to inform the MBSI of the status of the Chordephons.

Also my friend asked me to inform you, he has now new-punched 19.9-inch
= 50.5 cm metal music-discs for the Chordephon-60 to exchange for other
discs (already used or even damaged, he only wants to know the positions
of the metal hooks on the discs).  In his collection he found the tune :
"An der Schoenen Blauen Donau."  I already informed the MBSI on 2 Oct
1996; the other tunes he has available to exchange.

I will inform you and the MBSI in March `97 on the state of the
Chordephons-60.  Perhaps a sound file (.wav) will be also generated.
Till that time, Best regards,

Gerard Arkenbout

 [ Thanks for the report, Gerard.  I am very impressed with the effort
 [ which you and your friend have put into this grand project.  How will
 [ the instruments be coupled for synchronous playing?  This seems to
 [ require a very precise mechanism.  I hope to hear the instruments
 [ myself someday! -- Robbie