Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Guitars, mandolins and the occasional banjo were popular with music students at St. Mary’s Academy (Portland, OR) in 1893. (Photo from the online version of The Oregonian: Oregon Live. A big THANKS to Michael Tognetti for spotting...
Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Carte de visite of an unknown boy holding a mandolin. Note the studio was in Milwaukee. Any of you Milwaukee folks recognize him? (received 7/2009) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current events Upcoming EventsAtlanta Mandolin Orchestra...
Mandolin Orchestras of the Past This is the original Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, circa 1910. Charles B. Rauch, the first Dayton Mandolin Orchestra director, also owned and operated the Dayton Instrument Co. where he made Dayton mandolins. His shop is gone now and we...
Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Erich O. Legner (bottom row, 3rd from left) Erich Fred Legner, Professor Emeritus, University of California (received 12/2011) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current events Upcoming EventsAtlanta Mandolin Orchestra in ConcertSat Apr 13...
Mandolin Orchestra of the Past This is a rare Clifford-Essex Bass Mandolin (mandobass). In 1965, I was playing upright bass with a folk group called “The County Set”. I went to John Alvey Turner’s shop with the banjo player to buy some banjo strings....
