Category: Historical Makers

Walton’s c.1900 Baritone Harp Guitar

Feb 12, 2016

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

Jan 29, 2016

This is going to be just a quick blog on this year’s NAMM in Anaheim, as my visit was very...

Jan 10, 2016

Double your courses, double your inventory, double your fun! I can safely say that growing up I...

Jan 1, 2016

Well, they’ve led me a merry chase, but I think I’ve gotten to the bottom of the story of Vardon,...

Nov 28, 2015

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

Aug 28, 2015

I’m speaking of course of Orville Gibson…and the rarest of the rare: harp guitars he...

Aug 22, 2015

By now you all know that Scott Holloway (who came to fame as the creator of the imported...

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...