Category: Historical Players

Harp Guitar Working Vacation: Genoa Part 3

Jun 24, 2015

Genoa, Days 4-5 Our traveler’s luck held out once again and our entire trip – both in Genoa and...

Apr 10, 2015

It began almost four years ago, when mandolin buff Jim Garber discovered this extremely cool...

Sep 1, 2014

I’m almost at the point where I could emulate those great old Mandolin Brothers catalogs...

Jul 25, 2014

Someone who will never need reminding about Taraffo’s lasting influence (see “Taraffo’s Infinite...

Jul 18, 2014

For those who may wonder where all this historical harp guitar information comes from, the answer...

Jul 1, 2014

This is just too cool. So, most of you know how I collect and archive every possible image of...

Jun 24, 2014

Like many of you, I’m a huge fan of early Gibson aesthetics, the more scrolls and points...

Jun 17, 2014

Even before my investigation of Pasquale Taraffo’s career began, one of the very first...

May 22, 2014

Following up on Knutsen Nature Boy, Part 1 and our in-depth expose (Was William Pester, the...

May 9, 2014

There was a boy… You all know the song − do you know the story behind it, or even who wrote it? I...