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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In Search of Genoese Harp Guitars, Part 10: A Visit with a Guitar Collector’s Guitar Collector
Last week, I left off with Day 6, a “Day in Paradise” (which I highly recommend, by...
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A Regal by Any Other Name is Still a Royal Pain
Following up on the Regal harp guitar story of yesterday: I’ve always held Wulschner/Regal...
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Regal Find, or Royal Mess?
Among my ongoing discoveries in the recently-made-available archives of The Music Trade Review...
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In Search of Genoese Harp Guitars, Part 8: Marco, the Guitar Collector
Day 4, as you recall, was a casual day with Franco’s family and friends, and later,...
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The Incredible Harp-Violins of Arthur Ferris
Lynn Wheelwright (electric guitar historian and collector) sent me this wonderful article from...
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More on Bending, or Arching, or whatever…Guitars
It seems Benoit was holding out on me! After reading my post on Bogengitarres, he sent me some...
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Bent Guitars
…better known as “bogenguitarres” – the original German term for the precursor of our beloved harp...
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In Search of Genoese Harp Guitars, Part 6: Antonello Saccu
Upon leaving the Paganini Conservatory and Taraffo’s harp guitar, I was simultaneously...
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