The Guitar Music Collection of Justin Holland
My article on Justin Holland’s guitar music collection was published by Soundboard Scholar on July 6, 2024.
(more…)
Justin Holland timeline and land records
During my research on Justin Holland to locate information about his exact location through all years of his and his family’s lives I created an extensive timeline. Cleveland land records are included in the timeline.
(more…)
Letters from Justin Holland and J. M. Holland to C. F. Martin, 1868-1897
The letters below are transcribed from both handwritten and typewritten letters sent from Justin Holland and his son J. M. Holland to C. F. Martin over the years 1868 to 1896. Twelve letters written by Justin Holland are from 1868 to 1884 and thirty-five from his son are from 1887 to 1897. The letters are located in the C. F. Martin & Co. Archives. Many thanks to Jason Ahner, Archives & Museum Manager, for permission to publish the transcriptions.
(more…)
S. Brainard’s Sons
In the March 1876 issue of Brainard’s Musical World, the editors reprinted articles about their new business location at 341 and 343 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. The articles came from the Cleveland Daily Herald, the Cleveland Daily Leader, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. An engraving of the front of the building appeared in the March 1876 issue, an engraving of the retail department appeared in May 1876, and an engraving of the Piano Parlors appeared in June 1876. In January 1879 a consolidated article was published in Brainard’s Musical World as appears below.
(more…)
Otto Feder – Articles on the Guitar, 1856
Otto Feder (1820-??), a native of Germany, was a guitarist active in the United States from the mid-1850s to 1869.
(more…)
The Works of Justin Holland and Justin Minor Holland
The complete known published and unpublished compositions of Justin Holland (1819-1887) and his son Justin Minor Holland (1848-1917) are listed here.
(more…)
Justin Minor Holland “The Guitar” in Brainard’s Musical World 1887-1888
A few years ago I found 14 pages of lined paper with articles pasted on them in a folder titled “Clippings Justin Holland 1887” in the Bickford Collection at California State University Northridge. The articles were titled “The Guitar” and included interesting topics on Sor, Carulli, Carcassi, Molino and answers to reader letters. A typescript also in this folder contains transcriptions of some of these articles and articles from other guitar journals. Based on these two items I was able to track down these articles to Brainard’s Musical World January – December 1888.
(more…)
Paris, Lacote School, imported by Metzler & Marcus Moses
I am selling my 19th century French-made guitar.
(more…)
S. S. Stewart’s Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin Journal
I’ve been gathering locations for all issues of S.S. Stewart’s Journal for many years and am now at a point where I’ve exhausted all major sources. I am still looking for missing issues and any suggestions would be most welcome.
(more…)