Category: Dyer/Larsons

The Dyer Optical Illusion Harp Mandolin

Apr 8, 2012

There are two dozen or more Dyer harp mandolins known to survive at this point, and other than...

Jan 5, 2012

…which is to say, that the sixth specimen of the rare short-scale Style 3 (also “Type 3”) Dyer...

Nov 9, 2011

…Christmas Present, to be precise. Nearly 2 years in the making, this one is pretty...

Aug 30, 2011

As you know, I thoroughly enjoy researching harp guitar history, and never more so than when there...

Aug 13, 2011

Well, not very hidden, but a pretty tiny harp guitar appearance… A Dyer player, barely an...

Jun 24, 2011

Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing an otherwise beautiful (not to mention, valuable) Dyer...

Jun 9, 2011

I can’t believe I just heard about this! (from fellow researcher Les Cook) It’s called...

Mar 5, 2011

Some of you may remember an obscure “harp guitar poster” from Vintage Guitar magazine some years...

Dec 27, 2010

No, Rudy didn’t play…I’m referring of course to the infamous “black-top” Dyer in the...

Dec 14, 2010

I realize that these blogs can seem like one non sequitur after another, but such is my harp...