Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The American Guild of Banjoists, Mandolinists and Guitarists

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An announcement about the formation of a new organization from a 1902 issue of  The Music Trade Review trade publication: The America...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Another Ivers Gibson Mandolin Orchestra Photo Turns Up at Montreal Quebec Antique Market

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Update on the above mentioned photo: Ward Meeker, Vintage Guitar Magazine editor was nice enough to put me touch with the gentleman who ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Newly Discovered Photo of a JL Ivers Mandolin Orchestra From 1916

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This morning, a Co-worker gave me copy of the latest Vintage Guitar Magazine (July 2015) . In the Q&A with George Gruhn  column, a rea...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

More Clips From Adams Transcript referencing The Ivers- Gibson Mandolin Club. January 1921

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Here are some clips from the Adams Transcript Jan.8. 1921, Adams, Massachusetts. First is an advertisement announcing a concert to take pl...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Adams Plectral Society Concert Announcement Mid 1920's

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This ones' a bit hard to read, but references "The Adams Plectral Society"  an orchestra with 43 members...That's a large...
Friday, January 2, 2015

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Here's another reference to the effort to recruit both new students, and anyone who may have once played "guitar, banjo, mandolin,...
Monday, December 29, 2014

Archival References To J L Ivers' Mandolin Orchestra activities from The North Adams Transcript

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I came across a few old newspaper stories from the North Adams Transcript that provide interesting details about my great grandfather JL Iv...
Monday, June 30, 2014

F4 Mandolin and H2 Mandola Appraised at Antiques Roadshow Austin,TX Tour Stop

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My wife and I got away last weekend and visited Austin, TX. We had a great time walking around 6th street and downtown, and enjoyed poking ...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Cool Old Photo of My Dad, Me, and My Great Grandfather's 1914 Gibson F4

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I was visiting my parents recently, and came across this cool old photo. The photo was probably taken by my mom in 1963, so I was maybe aro...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

1921 H2 Still Looks and Sounds Great

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My Dad recently gave me a family owned 1921 Gibson H2 model mandola. This is the same mandola that's well documented on this blog, purc...
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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Special Memory Captured In a Painting

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My wife recently commissioned a painting with a talented friend and accomplished painter Roger Sherman. She wanted a painting inspired by a...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Trade Publication Reference To My Great Grandfather As Orchestra Leader

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From  THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW Dec 18, 1920 MANDOLIN ORCHESTRAS POPULAR Many New Organizations of That Type Being Formed in Various L...

Got To Touch A Piece of Gibson History

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I've been fortunate to have had work a few weeks ago as a backline tech on an IBM corporate show in Grand Cayman, and enjoyed working w...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

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H2 Mandola #66429 Still Looks and Sounds Beautiful. I visited my parents recently, and my father got out one of the Ivers family heirlo...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Remarkable Collection of Gibson Mandolin Family Instruments

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I spotted this great photo on the  Mandolin Central  website. What an incredible collection, including the original cases. A complete  ...
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Monday, February 13, 2012

RIP My Great Aunt Doris Hueston- Ivers

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My Great Aunt Doris Hueston- Ivers passed away last week. She was 101 years old. She is survived by her son Larry Hueston. She was, as far ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Summer Strummers 2011 Official Photo

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Here they are, everyone in their signature Red Vest show attire. I just spent last weekend at the Chautauqua Institute, and while I didn...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Summer Strummers 2011 Line Up

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The Red Vests Are Back! Here they are on the front porch of the Methodist House at the Chautauqua Institution. First gig of the 2011 Seaso...
Thursday, July 7, 2011

Everyone a Gibsonite Print Ad From The Teens

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Everyone a Gibsonite program print ad from the mid teens designed to attract "Teacher Agents" with the prospect of making $1800-$...
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Book Review: Spann’s Guide to Gibson 1902- 1941

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Book Review: Spann’s Guide to Gibson 1902- 1941, by Joe Spann, Centerstream Publishing I preordered at Amazon, and I've had a chance ...
Friday, May 20, 2011

Gibson Mandolin Guitar Company Logo From 1906 Stationary

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Here is an early Gibson Company Logo from a 1906  letter I recently came across.  Also check out a new slide show of Gibson Mandolin Orchest...
Saturday, December 25, 2010

Sounding Board Salesman Magazine

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I found this publication very interesting. It's from 1920, and a was published by The Gibson Mandolin Company as a sales tool for Gibs...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

My Turn To Take Care Of a Family Heirloom

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Well, it’s official. I'm now the 4th generation  “Ivers” to own the 1914 Gibson F4 Master Model Serial # 24532 pictured and documented...

First Impressions Of The F4

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It plays easily, really sounds big and deep, and the sustain is amazing. The frets closer to the head stock are a little worn, but the actio...

Four Generations Of Beautiful Tone

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I've played it every day since we returned home to South Florida, and man, it is truly amazing to gaze at the 1921 photo with my Great G...

Put Down That Gibson F4 Mandolin And Hold Your Great Grandson, or Yes Little Baby, Some Day You Will Play the Mandolin

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Thanks to my Great Grandparents, my Grandparents, my Great Aunt Doris Ivers- Houston, for taking such good care of the mandolin for all thes...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Early Gibson Mandolin Company Trade Advertisement

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Gibson Mandolin Company trade publication advertisement targeting the Mandolin Orchestra Leader or Teacher. The Mandolin Orchestra "Eve...

Proper Musical Balance

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This is an interesting point of view on the instrumentation for Fretted Instrument Groups. I found this document folded into the middle of ...