Category: Historical Makers

The Musical Instrument Collection of Walter Erdmann

Feb 1, 2019

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the unique one-off “nightmare lute” (at left) and mentioned the...

Jan 5, 2019

The late great Michael Holmes (May 24, 1941 – Feb 18, 2016) was 14 years my senior. While I was...

Dec 15, 2018

You may recall my revelation 2-1/2 years ago about the fanciest Gibson harp guitar ever built –...

Oct 5, 2018

It’s extremely rare when my main two nerdy obsessions – harp guitars and Disney – overlap in any...

Sep 8, 2018

2018 is the 100th anniversary year of Orville Gibson’s death (August 19th) and I was recently...

Sep 3, 2018

Those of you who attended our 12th Harp Guitar Gathering in Idaho in 2014 will recall that (in...

Jul 29, 2018

Yeah, this is probably wishful thinking, but then again, it could be true. We’ll likely never...

Jul 21, 2018

…which is a fancy word for “I’ve got too much stuff, am completely out of room,...

Jul 20, 2018

Now in PDF format! Yes, readers – we’re trying something new. I’ve been...

Jul 7, 2018

I’ve been amassing a small trove it seems…most of these are discoveries from the last...