New York State of Loud
Two weeks ago, I took an impromptu drive to Phoenix for the last weekend of their The Electric...
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Knutsen Harp Bandurria No. 2
There’s nothing I love better than over-the-top Knutsen eccentric esoterica, and this about takes...
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Phoenix Musical Road Trip
I’m typically not a procrastinator, but yes, I was planning for the last 10 months to get to MIM...
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HU45 – the Fancier Fanciest Known Knutsen Harp Ukulele
When my friend and fellow collector John Vonk called in the spring of 2018 to say he had just seen...
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Dyer Harp Mandolin Monograph
Yes, I’ve finally committed it to print! (But don’t worry, only an extremely small...
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First Harp Guitar to the South Pole Wins
I recently finished the book I mentioned picking up at AMIS: A Stowaway Ukulele Revealed: Richard...
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Emilio & Emily Calamara and Joseph Bohmann
I think I’ll call this the Summer of (Joseph) Bohmann… …as that’s how long...
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Early Gibson Guitar Strings By Way of the Harp Guitar
Time for a shout out to the Guild of American Luthiers, of which I seem to perpetually find myself...
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AMIS 2019 in Greenville, SC
Greetings! I’d here to report on my lovely trip to the 2019 Meeting/Conference/Symposium of the...
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Rocky Mountain High
Taking a little break from harp guitar news… Greetings, all. As more and more of my friends...
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