Knutsen’s “Lost Years”
I was going through my vast “To Do” folders (Knutsen sub-section), and was reminded of...
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The Harpitar
Here is a wonderful new discovery – a previously unknown invention from 1918 by one R. E....
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In Search of Genoese Harp Guitars, Part 14: Last Day in Genoa
Well, it had to end sometime…and yet we managed to pack so much in, it felt like another...
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Stutzman’s Harp Guitars
Some of you may remember an obscure “harp guitar poster” from Vintage Guitar magazine some years...
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Dave Powell, the Leo Kottke of the Harp Guitar
Obviously I’m stuck in a title rut…last one, I promise (maybe). This would be Dave...
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The Joe Biden of the Harp Guitar
It seems I’m on a roll with this theme… This time it’s Frank Doucette. Not only...
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Brad Hoyt, the Antoine Dufour of the Arpa Viola Caipira
That would be Brad Hoyt. The Arpa Viola Caipira (or “AVC” for short) is, as you...
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Gibson Harp Steel
Alas, only Knutsen made “Harp Hawaiian Guitars,” or as we now call them, harp steels....
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In Search of Genoese Harp Guitars, Part 13: Genoa’s First Harp Guitar Exhibit
We left off at lunchtime after a relaxing yet exhilarating free morning on Day 8 – but now...
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More on Amend, the One-Armed Harp Guitarist
After several years with Harpguitars.net and collecting/archiving hundreds of rare images of harp...
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