Category: Historical Players

Monsieur Platini: Crazy Instruments, Crazier Shirt

Feb 7, 2011

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

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 26, 2011

Among my ongoing discoveries in the recently-made-available archives of The Music Trade Review...

Jan 2, 2011

We left off on Day 3, already overwhelmed with wonderful instruments. After lunch (another...

Dec 19, 2010

Our story left off on Day 2, and now it’s evening. After dinner (every meal was 5-6 courses – I...

Dec 1, 2010

I just picked up this previously unknown sheet music title with an insert photo of our blog...

Nov 6, 2010

When we uncover new images of historical harp guitar players, I’m always curious about whether the...

Oct 28, 2010

That would be the Ossman-Dudley Trio, which a hundred years ago, some readers may recall, recorded...

Oct 27, 2010

I ran across this item again the other day. It’s an unusual article in The Cadenza from 1895 – a...