Cracking the Dyer DNA Code
In the field of American harp guitar history, there has always been three key – and very...
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Category: Knutsen
AMIS Part 4: Dawg and Acoustic America
In Part 3, I told a personal story of tracking down a French collector’s instruments at the...
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New American Lutherie Harp Guitar Anthology
Just in time for Christmas…to yourself! GAL members (including me) will soon get this...
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Knutsen Rarities 2023
Apologies to Knutsen-lovers everywhere, but it seems I haven’t done a Knutsen Archives...
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Knutsen in Kolor
Obsessing about the past as I am wont to do, I’m always looking for any “color”...
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A Harp Guitar Surprise Among Bohmann’s Printing Blocks
Surprise hardly describes it. At 7:17 am on Saturday morning October 31, 2021, I was rudely...
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Ball & Isbell and the Ballo Brothers
From St. Louis to Philadelphia, from a typical American BMG duo to “real Mexicans,” this is the...
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Mr. Palm: Soren Venema (1952-2021)
He was the legendary owner of Palm Guitars, the world-famous shop that opened in 1995 on...
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Women in Harp Guitar History: Dyer and Knutsen Players
We continue celebrating Women’s “Harp Guitar” History Month with past players of what has become...
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The James Shaw Family Story: First Rewrite
…which I know won’t be the last! Shortly after publishing my epic 3-part article “The James...
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