Historical Backgrounder: Before the 20th Century
Before we dive into the history of Hoshino Gakki, Ibanez and the Japanese guitar in general – and how they …
Historical Backgrounder: Kenpachi Hiruma
Guitars were introduced into Japan around the turn of the 20th century with the mandolin orchestra phenomenon. At the dawn …
Historical Backgrounder: Morishige Takei
The Takei Prize that is awarded at the Tokyo International Guitar Contest is awarded for composition and is not actually …
Historical Backgrounder: Raffaelle Calace
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Historical Backgrounder: Andrés Segovia
digitalguitararchive.com/2012/02/andres-segovia-in-japan-1929 A tremendous boost to the classical guitar came in 1929 with the arrival of Andrés Segovia for performances in Tokyo, Osaka, …
Salvador Ibáñez
Of course, Ibanez – the famous Japanese guitar manufacturer – is widely known. But the origin of the brand name …
Hoshino Gakki Ten
Overview Currently, Ibanez guitars – and the world-famous drum brand Tama – are part of the Hoshino Group. Hoshino Gakki …
Elger Company
https://blacksheepmusicgear.com/elger-guitars westmanjams.wordpress.com/let-us-speak-of-jamming-and-music-and-instruments-and-such/elger-guitars-this-company-may-have-vanished-but-its-instruments-remain bluebookofguitarvalues.com/electric-guitars/manufacturers/ELGER craveguitars.co.uk/tag/elger There was a gentleman named Harry Rosenbloom who opened a music store called “Medley Music” near …
