Category: Historical Makers

HU45 – the Fancier Fanciest Known Knutsen Harp Ukulele

Aug 25, 2019

When my friend and fellow collector John Vonk called in the spring of 2018 to say he had just seen...

Aug 19, 2019

Yes, I’ve finally committed it to print! (But don’t worry, only an extremely small...

Jul 5, 2019

I recently finished the book I mentioned picking up at AMIS: A Stowaway Ukulele Revealed: Richard...

Jun 28, 2019

I think I’ll call this the Summer of (Joseph) Bohmann… …as that’s how long...

Jun 17, 2019

Time for a shout out to the Guild of American Luthiers, of which I seem to perpetually find myself...

Apr 8, 2019

Firstly, make sure that no matter what, you get to the bottom of this post to play the video Matt...

Apr 5, 2019

“What do they sound like?” “What music did they play?” These are two common questions I am...

Mar 17, 2019

It’s always nice to discover an unpublished photo of Michael Hedges. This one is a beautiful...

Feb 26, 2019

First off, I just have to say what a leap of faith the W. J. Dyer & Bro. Company took when...

Feb 1, 2019

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the unique one-off “nightmare lute” (at left) and mentioned the...