Category: Historical Makers

The Dyer Optical Illusion Harp Mandolin

Apr 8, 2012

There are two dozen or more Dyer harp mandolins known to survive at this point, and other than...

Apr 1, 2012

…whether that basket is labeled “Fakes” or “Authentic”…especially until you are sure! In this...

Mar 28, 2012

I’ve been meaning to write about this for some time, but it took a while to finish the new...

Mar 14, 2012

My initial question back in 2004 regarding the Combolin – or actually, pair of Combolins –...

Mar 11, 2012

Time to try and get back to the reams of unpublished historical information I continue to obtain....

Feb 16, 2012

Here is a special piece that has been in the works since a short teaser I did in October 2010, in...

Feb 7, 2012

…the V.I.P.s being your humble tour guide (my first time at this important facility), Benoît...

Feb 4, 2012

I started to finally work up a blog on the very interesting visit to the Yale University...

Jan 30, 2012

Wow, somebody out there likes me. Several somebodies, in fact. A week ago, someone alerted me to...

Jan 28, 2012

I did a short blog called Schrammels in the Modern World about a year ago (Feb 8, 2011), featuring...