Harp Guitar Form 1a

Organology

Harp Guitar Form 1a
by Gregg Miner
Updated August, 2013

Theorboed Headstock harp string attachment, Extension has no support.
Extension is pronounced, and emanates upward, to the side, or in a compound bend in "swan-neck" theorbo fashion.

NOTE TO RESEARCHERS: Please understand that many of the instruments on this page were not originally referred to as "harp guitars."
To understand why they are classified as such today, it is imperative that you first thoroughly read and comprehend the site author's thesis.

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Deleplanque, France, 1782	Feivez, 18th century	Anon, France, 18th century	Anon, France, c.1760?


Gaetano Guadagnini, Torino Italy, 1834	J. A. Stauffer, c.1837 (collection Brigitte Zaczek)	J.G.Stauffer 8-string Label reads: Nach der neuesten Verbesserung Johann Georg Stauffer verfertigt in Wien Anno 1848 Landstr.572	Nikolaus Georg Ries, Vienna, c.1840 (collection Brigitte Zaczek)	Anton Fischer, c.1845 (collection Brigitte Zaczek)	Schenk, c.1845


Joseph-Alexis Tournier, Paris	Tournier (att) Composer Saint-Saen's personal guitar	Thibouville-Lamy, Paris c.1900	Beuscher, Paris, 1920s?	D.& A. Roudhloff, London, c.1840


Wilhelm Geittner, c.1845 from what is now Wrozlaw, Silesia (Poland)	Kaltenbacher	Austrian, c.1900


Halbmeyer Quintbassogitarre, c.1910	Hauser Quintbassogitarre, 1922 www.hauser-guitars.com \| copyright 2004 \| Wildner AG	Quint bass: Willy Ködel, Amsterdam?
See also Featured Harp Guitar Player of the Month, July, 2004		Additional images


Peter Harlan, Markneukirchen, 1925	Jos. Martin, Würzburg	Lorenz Kriner, Stuttgart, Germany, c.1870	Wilhelm Kruse, Markneukirchen


Meinel & Herold, Markneukirchen, 1940	Hess, Klingenthal	Schuster & Co, Markneukirchen	Heinr. Moritz Schuster, Markneukirchen	Paul Stark, Markneukirchen	Voight, Markneukirchen	Zimmermann, Leipzig, 1899 (Russian harp guitar: 4/7)


A. Hornsteiner, c.1950	Unknown, German or Austrian, c.1860	Unknown, Saxony	Unknown, German	Unknown, Vienna, c.1870?


Gelas	Unknown, Italy	Gallesi, Rome No idea how the basses were attached	Nor on this one

Giovanni Gelmini, Brescia,

1844

Oreste Candi, Genoa, 1898

Porto, Sicily, c.1903

Innocente Rottola (for Monzino & Sons), 1906

Tullio Giulietti, Milan
(for Monzino & Sons), 1919 (5+6)
Additional images 1 2

Fratelli Masetti(Masetti Brothers), Modena, 1924, distributed by De Bernardi, Genoa
See also Masetti Harp Guitars


Settimio Gazzo, Genoa, 1917 See also Gazzo Guitars	Settimio Gazzo, Genoa, 1918 See also Gazzo Guitars	Francesco Poggi, Genoa	Mozzani, 1910-1940s See also Mozzani Harp Guitars	Giacinti, Milan, c.1930


Italian, c.1800? Unknown maker. The right image opens up a collage of details.


Washburn, USA, 1897	Bohmann, USA, 1900s	Gaetano F. Puntolillo, New York, c.1920


Vissenaire, Lyon, 1825	Robert Lotz, c.1850	Hans Raab	August Schultz	August Schultz, 1926?


Scherzer	Halbmeyer, Munich (additional photos and info here)	Unknown	Richard Jacob, Leipzig, 1948	Mozzani, c.1910-1940s


Luciano Faria (copy of c.1760 instrument above)	Peter Biffin, Australia, 1999	Michael Thames, USA, 2005	R. E. Brune, USA left-handed, c.1995	DiMauro, France


Steve Sedgwick, England, 2007	Alhambra	Contreras	Bernhard Kresse, modern copy based on Scherzer


Walter Stanul Arch-Guitar made for Elliott Gibbsons	Walter Stanul Arch-Guitar made for Peter Michelini	Jim Hewett, USA	Fred Carlson, USA	Unknown


Tim Donahue, Japan	Masahiko Ohno, Japan	Clive Batkin Hey, whatever works!	Andy Manson, U.K. Additional images

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