Category: Historical Makers

AMIS Moravian Adventure

Jun 10, 2018

This year, the American Musical Instrument Society (AMIS) held their annual meeting in Bethlehem,...

May 11, 2018

As you’ve often heard me say, one of the biggest perks of this harp guitar hobby is unearthing...

May 6, 2018

The world’s most elaborate and spectacular public display of harp guitars has ended. It was...

Apr 16, 2018

After a wonderful evening downstairs in our hotel at the private reception Franco hosted for us...

Mar 25, 2018

Last night we went down to The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad for the final sold-out concert...

Mar 9, 2018

For those new to this subject, all you need to know for now is that Russian guitars typically...

Mar 3, 2018

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t yet read the new issue of The Fretboard Journal (#41, Spring 2018),...

Feb 8, 2018

In 2011, one of the participants at HGG9 (the 9th Harp Guitar Gathering) was Michael Lohr, who had...

Jan 12, 2018

Attendees at October’s Harp Guitar Gathering were treated to (among other things) a recent...

Jan 1, 2018

Since the “K” is pronounced, my title didn’t end up the clever alliterative heading I had hoped. ...