Patent Applied For: Knutsen’s Adjustable Neck
One of the more exciting Knutsen finds of recent years (which I just now finally added to the...
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Stephen Bennett’s TrueFire Instructional DVDs
I’m referring to the TWO new Stephen Bennett instructional Interactive Data-DVDs. Just got...
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Speaking of New Books…
…I just received a copy of Classical & Romantic Instrument Marvels, by Robert Mandel....
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Museum Room Back to Normal
Photography over the weekend went well – can’t wait to see the published photos (hope...
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In Search of Genoese Harp Guitars, Part 11: Guitars fit for a Queen (and a couple of guitar virtuosos)
You’ll recall that we left off in the middle of Day 7, when we were invited to the home of...
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Time Out for Photo Session
My friend James Westbrook (who classical guitar historians know well from his research and books)...
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Hogan’s Goat
…would be a great name for a rock band, as Dave Barry would say. Turns out, it is a real...
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Hawaiian Guitar by way of French Musicians from Italy
…with a little harp guitar thrown in! Confused yet? Good! This is a quick, harp guitar-centric...
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Schrammels in the Modern World
Yes, Schrammel guitars – our Viennese “Dyer cousins” – the kontragitares...
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Monsieur Platini: Crazy Instruments, Crazier Shirt
This wonderful postcard shows French steel guitarist P. Platini (previously unknown to me), in all...
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