Category: Historical Makers

Glimpses of an Original Knutsen Owner

Feb 4, 2011

You all know by now that I archive any and all instruments made by harp guitar pioneer Chris...

Feb 1, 2011

This little gem – a medium-sized cabinet card – belongs to Connecticut luthier George Youngblood. ...

Jan 28, 2011

Well, Knutsen would of course be Johan Christian Kammen (Chris), the inventor of our American...

Jan 27, 2011

Following up on the Regal harp guitar story of yesterday: I’ve always held Wulschner/Regal...

Jan 26, 2011

Among my ongoing discoveries in the recently-made-available archives of The Music Trade Review...

Jan 23, 2011

Day 4, as you recall, was a casual day with Franco’s family and friends, and later,...

Jan 18, 2011

Lynn Wheelwright (electric guitar historian and collector) sent me this wonderful article from...

Jan 17, 2011

It seems Benoit was holding out on me! After reading my post on Bogengitarres, he sent me some...

Jan 12, 2011

…better known as “bogenguitarres” – the original German term for the precursor of our beloved harp...

Jan 9, 2011

Upon leaving the Paganini Conservatory and Taraffo’s harp guitar, I was simultaneously...