The James Shaw Family: A Hawaiian Musical Dynasty
Dedicated readers of Harpguitars.net have seen many images and features over the years on Harp...
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That Old Black Walnut Magic
Note, 11/13/2020: I revamped this post after receiving much feedback from luthiers about black...
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The Cigar Box Stoessel Lute and Other Stringed Inventions
I’ve been meaning to do a little story on Rich Eberlen’s “guitar conversion” inventions for years,...
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Franco and Gregg: A Love Story
Today – October 15 2020 – we learned that our dear friend Franco Ghisalberti passed away. He was...
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Virtual Harp Guitar Gathering vHGG18
NOTE: vHGG18 begins October 17th at 1:00 EASTERN TIME. For my California friends, that means 10...
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Harp Guitar Finds Via New Newspaper Navigation
Another boon for researchers! Just the other day an AMIS pal of mine (Jayme Kurland) announced to...
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Eddie Peabody in Hula Heaven: Plectrum Harp Guitar Excerpt
Most readers have seen Eddie Peabody’s fascinating turn playing plectrum-style tremolo harp...
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Muriel Anderson, SB and a Virtual Water is Wide
For those who missed it, Muriel held her annual All-Star Guitar Night benefit show online last...
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Dyer Harp Mandola World Domination
Well, getting there! Readers know from my book and PDF on the mandolins that there were probably...
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In a Life before Harp Guitars
Long before harp guitars (for me)…there were 6-strings (and the occasional 12). I stumbled on this...
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