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A COLLECTION, A STORY

I’d like to welcome you to my collection devoted to half a century of affordable and popular fretted instruments, between 1920 and 1970, and what came before and after.

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Guitars and other fretted instruments 1920-1970:
50 years of growing popularity


To the collection
Since 2004 I've been collecting guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles as well as a host of related items. Each one has its own significance, and all together they tell a story: what lay behind the popularity that evolved over half a century or more, and how did instrument makers respond to the growing demand for cheaper, louder and better gear?
If you thought you knew everything: here's more!
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  • Guitars 1920-1970
  • Instrument of the week 2022-2023
    • Instrument of the week 2021-2022
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  • About
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  • Organology: the Course
  • Organological Research: an introduction
  • violin iconography A