Date | Topic | Title | |
November 11th, 2020 |
A clue as to Orville Gibson's wood? |
That Old Black Walnut Magic |
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September 13th, 2020 |
A second rare clip of Eddie playing his Gibson harp guitar |
Eddie Peabody in Hula Heaven: Plectrum Harp Guitar Excerpt |
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April 3rd, 2020 |
The Gibson-playing Vaudeville group gets their own book |
Vardon, Perry & Wilber Meet the Library of Congress |
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June 17th, 2019 |
My investigation into original Gibson strings |
Early Gibson Guitar Strings By Way of the Harp Guitar |
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April 8th, 2019 |
A colleague from London plays three of my antique Gibsons in period style |
Matt Redman, Live at the Miner Museum |
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December 15th, 2018 |
Identifying the possible provenance of the fanciest Gibson harp guitar |
Gibson Harp Guitar No. 5703 Lost and Found |
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September 8th, 2018 |
Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Orville Gibson's death |
Are You an Orville-ite? |
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March 3rd, 2018 |
This follow-on to my Fretboard Journal article on Orville's harp guitar includes a construction analysis and sound samples |
Lost Scroll of the Ages Addendum |
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June 11th, 2016 |
Exploring the fanciest Gibsons ever made |
Gibson Harp Guitars: To the World’s Fair and Beyond! |
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April 23rd, 2016 |
The Oklahoma Cowboy Band, with Gibson HG |
The Oklahoma Cowboy Band |
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January 1st, 2016 |
Frank Vardon's Custom Gibson Harp Guitar |
Vardon, Perry and… Wilbers? |
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August 28th, 2015 |
Exciting newspaper entries on Orville's harp guitars |
Orville’s Harp Guitars |
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February 7th, 2015 |
Comparing the different Gibson harp guitar sizes |
Huge, Huger, Hugest |
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February 23rd, 2014 |
I do a complete update on our Gibson Appendix |
Cataloging Early Gibson Harp Guitars |
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August 7th, 2013 |
An otherwise unusable Gibson put to new use! |
Meet the Garp |
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February 1st, 2013 |
Gibsons in the hands of black harp guitarists |
Black History Month, Part 1: African-American Harp Guitarists |
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December 29th, 2012 |
1960's collector/player D. D. Yokeley |
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January 24th, 2012 |
Rare Sounding Board issues |
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October 13th, 2011 |
First Gibson harp guitar X-rays! |
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July 22nd, 2011 | An incredible Gibson retro-fit at Retrofret! | Gibson Meets Knutsen Meets Mammoth | |
February 28th, 2011 | A Gibson U played Hawaiian style? | Gibson Harp Steel | |
February 1st, 2011 | A Gibson owner only a mother would love... | Bad Hair Day | |
January 11th, 2011 | Update on the blog below | All Quiet on the Smithsonian Front | |
October 7th, 2010 | I freaked out when I first heard that the first electric guitar in the world was a harp guitar! But then found out it wasn't true...so why is it in the Smithsonian film...? | Smithsonian Scoop or Controversy? | |
October 6th, 2010 | Believe it or not, none of us in the harp guitar world had found the Gibson U patent (the 'teens model) until this date! | Harp Guitar Paleontology | |
September 26th, 2010 | A rare hand-tinted Gibson historical photo | Historical Photos | |
September 25th, 2010 | Vaudeville performer Vardon with his custom 6-bass 'teens Gibson | “Wilber” Wanted |
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