W. S. Ellis and His Hawaiian Orchestre
Here’s a rare photograph taken in Lakemont Park, Pennsylvania in September 1914. It was brought to...
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Category: Historical Players
Giulietti Update: New Instruments and First Discovered Recording!
An almost unknown (certainly in the States) family of harp guitar players and/or builders just 2...
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It’s Raining Chitarpas
Well not literally. Still, what are the odds that the very week I finally post my story on the...
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The Chitarpa of Gian Battista Noceti
One of the more exciting harp guitar research projects continues to be the floor-standing...
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…While Historical French Harp Guitarists Continue to Surprise
…the title being a continuation of yesterday’s blog. Here’s another treasure...
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The Dahlman Plot Thickens
Here are new photos of the wonderful Dahlman harp guitar owned by Dave Stutzman (see...
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Meet Henry Dahlman
Coincidence piles upon coincidence… Just 4 days after my Stutzman blog, I received new information...
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A Folder a Day…
…keeps me out of trouble, I guess. But first, a quick note of concern and hope that all harp...
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Gibson Harp Steel
Alas, only Knutsen made “Harp Hawaiian Guitars,” or as we now call them, harp steels....
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More on Amend, the One-Armed Harp Guitarist
After several years with Harpguitars.net and collecting/archiving hundreds of rare images of harp...
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