Category: Historical Makers

Aqualung, My Friend

Jun 13, 2011

This “old friend” seems to keep popping up a lot lately. Funny, because I haven’t much listened...

Jun 9, 2011

I can’t believe I just heard about this! (from fellow researcher Les Cook) It’s called...

May 29, 2011

And now back to our regularly scheduled program. I spent the afternoon of my first day at the...

May 15, 2011

No, not Mike Doolin (with apologies to Kerry Char) – I’m talking about Portland’s original harp...

May 6, 2011

This is a strange one! Yet another experimental model by Knutsen, this looks like a hollow arm...

Apr 30, 2011

Speaking of harp-lutes, as I was yesterday, Benoit (whom you will notice is not getting his weird...

Apr 29, 2011

Benoit discovered what must surely be the first modern version of a c.1810 Harp-Lute, built 200...

Apr 22, 2011

Here’s a rare photograph taken in Lakemont Park, Pennsylvania in September 1914. It was brought to...

Apr 17, 2011

An almost unknown (certainly in the States) family of harp guitar players and/or builders just 2...

Apr 13, 2011

The first book (received yesterday, shown above) is the long-awaited bible of American plucked...