Description
This is a circa 1900 3-stringed domra made by Julius Heinrich Zimmermann in Berlin, Germany. In general, the domra is a long-necked Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian folk string instrument.
The body of this domra is approximately 25″ long, and has a beautiful rosewood bowl back or gourd-shaped back made with seven staves. The top board is likely made of spruce and has an ebony insert in the sound hole with seven holes. The sound hole is lined with a four-part white and black binding.
The fingerboard is made of ebony and has 24 frets and tapers off into an angular shape near the soundhole. The headstock has an ebony veneered top layer and is fitted with the Zimmermann logo which reads: “Jul Heinr Zimmermann Leipzig Berlin”.
On the top board, underneath the saddle, the word “Kreml” is etched into the wood. Kreml, in German, translates to Kremlin. According to a Wiki post about Zimmermann, in 1901, Julius Heinrich Zimmermann was bestowed with the Order of Saint Stanislaus by tsar Nicholas II of Russia. This may explain the word “Kreml” to some extent. Zimmermann also made instruments for the Russian army at that time.
There are some scratches on the top board and back bowl. There are minor hairline cracks on the top board as seen in the pictures. There is a piece of the veneer that is missing from the left-side of the headstock. The tuners, tailpiece, and saddle are original as are all of the frets and nut. There is some tarnish on the tailpiece and tuners. There is some slight loss of wood between two of the back staves (visible in one of the pictures).
Size and Specs:
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Nut size: 1 1/16″
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Scale: 16″
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Overall length: 25″
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Body depth: 4 1/2″
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Body width: 8 7/8″
Free shipping in the Continental United States. Shipping available outside the Continental US. Please feel free to ask any questions. Stand in pictures is not included.
Return Policy
Overview
Our refund and returns policy lasts 14 days. If 14 days have passed since your purchase, we can’t offer you a full refund or exchange.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it and it must be returned within 14 days of your purchase. It must also be in the original packaging.
To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase.
Please do not send your purchase back to the manufacturer.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted:
- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error.
- Any item that is returned more than 14 days after delivery
Refunds
Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days. There will be a 3% return fee deducted from the original amount. For example, if the purchase price was $100, you will receive $97.
Late or missing refunds
If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again.
Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted.
Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted.
If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us.
Sale items
Only regular priced items may be refunded. Sale items cannot be refunded.
Exchanges
Exchanges are not offered on returns.
Shipping returns
To return your product, you should mail your product to the address on your product box, or contact us for a return address.
You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable.
Shipping insurance must be obtained on returned items. You may want to consider using a service that offers shipment tracking.
We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
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Shipping Info (Free Shipping)
FREE SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE ON THIS ITEM.
All sold guitars are handled and shipped within 2 days of purchase. For most deliveries in the United States, we use UPS.
Packing process:
- Guitar is inspected
- Strings loosened
- Neck and head wrapped and supported
- Body wrapped and supported
- Inserted into guitar case (if sold with guitar)
- Inserted into box
- Taped/sealed
- UPS pickup
