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The Jackson Guldan Co. of Columbus, Ohio [1] was a manufacturer of stringed musical instruments, operating in the first half of the 20th century. Most notably, the company produced violins, fiddles, and violas [2] as its primary product. Secondly, it made acoustic guitars, most carrying the brand name Adjustomatic
Gaylord Purcell Yost was born on January 28, 1888, in Fayette, Ohio. He was the only child of Charles E. Yost, the proprietor and a journalist of The Fayette Review (the only newspaper in the village at the time) and Ada Purcell, daughter of Lott.
The violin has 70 parts, 72 if top and bottom plates are each made from two pieces of wood. The most famous violin makers, between the early 16th century and the 18th century included: Micheli family of Italian violin makers, Zanetto Micheli 1490 - 1560, Pellegrino Micheli 1520 - 1607, Giovanni Micheli 1562 - 1616, Francesco Micheli 1579 - 1615 ...
In 1889–1890, Baldwin vowed to build "the best piano that could be built" and subsequently formed two production companies: Hamilton Organ, which built reed organs, and the Baldwin Piano Company, which made pianos. The company's first piano, an upright, began selling in 1891. Baldwin introduced its first grand piano in 1895.
The violin was first known in 16th-century Italy, with some further modifications occurring in the 18th and 19th centuries to give the instrument a more powerful sound and projection. In Europe, it served as the basis for the development of other stringed instruments used in Western classical music, such as the viola. [1] [2] [3]
The majority of the Kansas-made instruments were six-string guitars, with only a handful of basses being manufactured. [24] Distinguishing features of the first Wurlitzer branded guitars are the W-shaped cut-out in the tremolo mounting plate and the Rock/Jazz selection rocker switch above each pick-up.
Named after its first known owner. Boissier-Sarasate: 1690 Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid Named after its owner, this violin is one of two Stradivarius instruments which previously belonged to Navarrese musician Pablo de Sarasate. [33] Ex-Ries: 1691 Reinhold Würth Music Foundation On loan to József Lendvay Jr. since 2008 ...
Harvey Samuel Whistler Jr. was born September 7, 1907, in Fresno, California, [4] to hotel owners, Harvey Samuel and Sallie Byrn Whistler. [5] His mother, a classically trained pianist, insisted that music be part of Harvey Jr.’s education and oversaw his earliest training on piano.