Category: Historical Players

The Paul Gardie/Harmony Orchestral Harp Guitar

Nov 1, 2019

Nine years after I first wrote about this instrument, I saw one of those old photos popping up on...

Sep 26, 2019

There’s nothing I love better than over-the-top Knutsen eccentric esoterica, and this about takes...

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...

Dec 15, 2018

You may recall my revelation 2-1/2 years ago about the fanciest Gibson harp guitar ever built –...

Oct 5, 2018

It’s extremely rare when my main two nerdy obsessions – harp guitars and Disney – overlap in any...

Jul 20, 2018

Now in PDF format! Yes, readers – we’re trying something new. I’ve been...

Jul 7, 2018

I’ve been amassing a small trove it seems…most of these are discoveries from the last...

May 11, 2018

As you’ve often heard me say, one of the biggest perks of this harp guitar hobby is unearthing...

May 6, 2018

The world’s most elaborate and spectacular public display of harp guitars has ended. It was...