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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.
Herbert was born on the island of Guernsey [2] to Frances "Fanny" Muspratt (née Lover; c. 1833 – c. 1915) and August Herbert, of whom nothing is known. [3] He was baptized on July 11, 1859, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Freiburg, Baden, Germany. [4]
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 ...
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.
Making an instrument of the violin family, also called lutherie, may be done in different ways, many of which have changed very little in nearly 500 years since the first violins were made. Some violins, called "bench-made" instruments, are made by a single individual, either a master maker or an advanced amateur, working alone.
Władysław William "Willy" [3] Wilkanowski (November 15, 1886, in Działyń, [4] Poland – December 8, 1954, Long Island, US) [5] was a Polish-American violin-maker, guitar-maker and violinist. He was a very productive luthier , known for making over 5000 violins and 100 violas with his staff at his workshop. [ 6 ]