This ones' a bit hard to read, but references "The Adams Plectral Society" an orchestra with 43 members...That's a large group, and potentially a lot of Mandolin family instruments, all under the direction of my great grandfather JL Ivers. Also interesting to note that this was a ticketed event. Tickets sold by "members of the Plectral society" and at The Berkshire News company. Not sure of the exact year, of this clip probably mid 1920's.
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.
Everyone A Gibsonite
Promotional photo for 1921 Gibson Mandolin Company "Catalog M". Ivers Mandolin Orchestra/Adams Plectrum Society, Adams, Massechusetts.
Members I can identify: Center Middle Row: Joseph Ivers, Orchestra leader, Gibson Mandolin Company Agent,and my Great Grandfather, Center Left Holding a Gibson F-4 Mary Ivers-Bassette, my Great Grandmother, Back Row from left: Leonore Ivers-Carmel, my Great Aunt, George Ivers, my Grandfather, Sitting in front, white dress, Doris Ivers-Hueston, my Great Aunt.
Members I can identify: Center Middle Row: Joseph Ivers, Orchestra leader, Gibson Mandolin Company Agent,and my Great Grandfather, Center Left Holding a Gibson F-4 Mary Ivers-Bassette, my Great Grandmother, Back Row from left: Leonore Ivers-Carmel, my Great Aunt, George Ivers, my Grandfather, Sitting in front, white dress, Doris Ivers-Hueston, my Great Aunt.
Page 21 Gibson Mandolin Catalog M: See right side second photo from bottom
Water Color "Grandfather's Mandolin" by Robert Ivers of Gibson F-4 #24532
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
Here's another reference to the effort to recruit both new students, and anyone who may have once played "guitar, banjo, mandolin, mandolin-banjo, mandocello, harp, harp guitar, guitar-banjo....knock the dust off them and get busy"! "Under the direction of J L Ivers." Again, I'm sure the idea here was to recruit students or existing amateur musicians who would become potential buyers of Gibson Mandolin family instruments.
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