Stoessel lute [SEP] named after
Stoessel lute
The Stoessel lute () is a string instrument invented by Georg Stössel in 1914 in Cologne (Köln), Germany. Its steel strings are fingered not by putting one's hand round the neck, but over the end of it. To this end, most Stössel lutes have very short necks. It is, in effect, a hybrid between a necked string instrument and a zither.
The instrument was very popular in Germany and elsewhere in the early 20th century; it was frequently used in German and
Stossel, American journalist and editor
- Thomas P. Stossel, (born c. 1941), M.D. and author at Harvard Medical School
- Walter John Stoessel, Jr. (1920–1986), U.S. diplomat
See also.
- Stoessel lute, musical instrument
- "Stossel" (TV series), political talk show on Fox Business Network