Category: Historical Makers

Harp Guitar Paleontology

Oct 6, 2010

One of my favorite parts of Harpguitars.net has always been the Patents page. And it still is. ...

Oct 5, 2010

Syracuse, NY luthier Harry Eibert recently sent me pics of his latest creation – an...

Oct 3, 2010

“Baby” being the unusual little Knutsen Hawaiian guitar on the far left, just back...

Oct 2, 2010

Harp guitarist Steve Bissell sent me this link to the photo at left, which I agreed was amazing! ...

Sep 30, 2010

This is the latest Dyer Style 8 to be discovered (a couple of months ago), one of two I mentioned...

Sep 28, 2010

Rainer Krause (center), of Berlin, was/is/will be perhaps the foremost harp guitar collector in...

Sep 26, 2010

Here are my most recent purchases from eBay. I thought I’d show them “actual...

Sep 25, 2010

This is the kind of thing I absolutely love about HG.net – to see, bit by bit, an illustrated...

Sep 24, 2010

Well, technically, one is by luthiers unknown. This first one is a new décacorde specimen. ...

Sep 21, 2010

This extremely cool harp mandolin (of the “Hollow Arm” variety with no extra strings) was offered...