Organology Harp Guitar Form 1c Theorboed Headstock harp string attachment, Extension is a contiguous, slightly extended, enlarged, or
"fanned" component of the main headstock. NOTE TO
RESEARCHERS: Please understand that many of the
instruments on this page were not originally referred to as "harp
guitars." See bottom of page for image copyright information |
European
Lamblin, 1807 (Gent, Belgium) 8-string (2+6) Is this instrument fully original? It would seem to be one of the very first true "Early Romantic" harp guitars. |
Lacote decacorde (10-course), 1826 | Lacote, 1855, modified by Coste | Olry, modified by Coste |
See Lacote: Multi-course, Extended Range or Harp Guitars? for all known specimens |
Unknown, Mirecourt, c.1830 | Thorel, Mirecourt | Gaetano Guadagnini, Torino Italy, 1839 (special order) | Carl Knudsen, c.1847, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Antonio
de Torres, Spain 1885 |
Vicente Arias, Spain, 1890 |
hiros
de Gonzalez, Spain
(att) (best guess according to guitar scholars Françoise & Daniel Sinier de Ridder) |
Luis Soira, Spain, c.1900 Despite the greatly enlarged, floor-resting soundbox, this
11 or 12-string (3+8?) is best placed in the Form 1c category. |
Bohmann,
Chicago, c.1899
See The Harp Guitars of Joseph Bohmann |
Vinaccia, Naples, 1900 | Emanuele Egildo, Italy, 1926 | Richard Jacob, Markneukirchen, 1933 |
Argentina
Contemporary
Hans Haider 13-course (3 floating basses), made for himself. Hans played a fully fretted 12-string on his recordings
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Federico
Sheppard
12-course (3 floating basses), made for Peter Lang. |
Erik Pierre
Hofmann, 2004 |
Andrew Ellis,
Perth, Western Australia, 2005 A resophonic guitar (for Jeff Martin) with a 7th floating "drone," with movable nut for scale/tuning changes. Additional images on the builder's site here. |
Julius
Borges, 2006 A 6 string with an unfretted A drone (for Emmylou Harris) |
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