Category: Historical Makers

Dyer Harp Guitar Catalog Found!

Mar 23, 2014

For Bob Hartman (who’s been waiting thirty-five years for this moment) and me, this is a bit of...

Mar 15, 2014

As I’ve been slowly going through my Knutsen Archives backlog, I’ve enjoyed looking...

Feb 23, 2014

Flipping through the February 2014 Vintage Guitar magazine the other day at the newsstand, I ran...

Feb 16, 2014

Last month I had a very exciting weekend when I finally got the opportunity to hold in my very own...

Feb 1, 2014

Exactly one year ago, I published the special Harpguitars.net article Black Harp Guitar Players in...

Jan 25, 2014

Never heard of him? Neither had I. No one has. He’s not only the earliest named harp guitarist...

Jan 12, 2014

A couple months back, this beautiful c.1895 cabinet card sold on eBay (for a record price). I was...

Jan 5, 2014

“I have Dr. Boris Perott’s Russian Harp Guitar.” That was the curious, intriguing subject...

Oct 27, 2013

As I wait for photos from our Certified Harp Guitar Photographer Chuck Thompson, I’ll jump...

Oct 5, 2013

By now, you all presumably know my feelings about Wikipedia (my last rant is here). Yes, I try to...