Category: Historical Makers

Museum Room Back to Normal

Feb 15, 2011

Photography over the weekend went well – can’t wait to see the published photos (hope...

Feb 13, 2011

You’ll recall that we left off in the middle of Day 7, when we were invited to the home of...

Feb 9, 2011

…with a little harp guitar thrown in! Confused yet? Good! This is a quick, harp guitar-centric...

Feb 8, 2011

Yes, Schrammel guitars – our Viennese “Dyer cousins” – the kontragitares...

Feb 7, 2011

This wonderful postcard shows French steel guitarist P. Platini (previously unknown to me), in all...

Feb 6, 2011

Last week, I left off with Day 6, a “Day in Paradise” (which I highly recommend, by...

Feb 5, 2011

While I’m on the subject, here’s an old scoop that I have yet to add to the Knutsen...

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...