Category: Others

100 Years Later, the Martin Improved Reproduction Schenk Harp Guitar!

Feb 27, 2016

One hundred and two years, to be precise. The story: In 1988, I bought a copy of the Third Edition...

Feb 12, 2016

Here’s an interesting one! My friend Guy DeVillez sent me pics of this awhile back and I had to...

Nov 28, 2015

On to the second day of the 13th annual Harp Guitar Gathering! After a late Friday night –...

Aug 7, 2015

Faithful readers are familiar with my occasional “book reports,” which usually turn out to be...

Jul 19, 2015

Boston Day 4-6 Last night, the American Musical Instrument Society conference got off to a great...

Jul 12, 2015

Boston, Day 1 & 2 After nine days in Europe – our Genoa stay, then three days in Mulhouse – I...

Jun 24, 2015

Genoa, Days 4-5 Our traveler’s luck held out once again and our entire trip – both in Genoa and...

Jun 20, 2015

Genoa, Day 3 afternoon After my Monday morning visit to Gianmaria’s lutherie shop, Jaci and...

Jun 16, 2015

Genoa, Days 1-3 After our not-altogether-uncomfortable flight from L.A. to Paris and amazingly...

Apr 10, 2015

It began almost four years ago, when mandolin buff Jim Garber discovered this extremely cool...