Category: Historical Players

If This Harp Guitar Could Talk…

Jul 5, 2012

…oh, the stories it could tell. Because, while we may know very little specifically about this...

Jun 24, 2012

I love the almost daily reminders that my harp guitar life is completely out of control. Case in...

Jun 19, 2012

…and the timing is amazing. I was literally just about to post Franco’s new chapter...

May 14, 2012

After our 3-day Milan trip, Friday was a morning to sleep in, then spend a leisurely afternoon,...

Apr 13, 2012

In 2010, Jaci and I made an unprecedented trip (for us) to Genoa, guests of Franco Ghisalberti (my...

Mar 14, 2012

My initial question back in 2004 regarding the Combolin – or actually, pair of Combolins –...

Feb 16, 2012

Here is a special piece that has been in the works since a short teaser I did in October 2010, in...

Jan 24, 2012

Fellow Gibson historian Paul Fox recently unearthed some important rare documents: 2 issues of The...

Nov 2, 2011

I’m happy to report continuing interest in the great Pasquale Taraffo; three recent events in...

Sep 25, 2011

Many of us consider the music of Pasquale Taraffo (1887-1937) the pinnacle of harp guitar playing...