A look back at an era of American Musical History when Mandolin Orchestras were "All The Rage," through the lens of my Great Grandfather's Mandolin Orchestra; "The Adams Plectrum Society", "The Gibsonians", or "The Gibson-ites." Joseph Ivers my Great Grandfather was a Mandolin Teacher and Gibson Mandolin Company Agent.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Proper Musical Balance
This is an interesting point of view on the instrumentation for Fretted Instrument Groups. I found this document folded into the middle of an old piece of Mandolin Orchestra sheet music from the teens. Not sure who published this, or who's recommendations for "Proper Musical Balance" these are. Could be from Gibson, but I'm not sure of the source. I do know that it probably dates from the teen's, based on the age of the sheet music it was stored with.
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