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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1in 1863 at [address hidden] A. J. Oettinger states that one of Stumcka's guitars once owned by himself showed the workmanship of a master maker. He was also a violin maker and repairer, but specialized in guitars. It is possible that Gemünder came to Boston to study guitar making with Mr. Stumcka for Gemünder made his first guitars while in Boston.
3Another guitar maker whose shops were a training school for many later good makers was a Swede, Pehr A. Anderberg, who came to Boston about 1880. He later supervised the manufacturing of "Haynes Excelsior," "Tilton," and "Bay State" guitars and "Bay State" mandolins for John C. Haynes & Co.
5The "Spanish Students," a strictly professional organization from California, introduced the mandolin to this country through their tours. This led to the formation of the "Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club," trained by Louis T. Romero, who came to Boston from Mexico. This club of noted players and leading teachers of these instruments, George S. Lansing, Albert D. Grover, A. A. Babb and Burt E. Shattuck, made concert tours in every state of the Union for many years and were instrumental in creating a greater interest in the fretted instruments which were then becoming so popular. Their standing is shown by the fact that Wilhelm Gericke had Mr. Lansing and Mr. Babb play with the Boston Symphony Orchestra such parts of a Spanish number as called for their instruments.
7About 1890 when the factory of L. B. Gatcomb & Co. was located on [address hidden] the members of the Boston Ideal Banjo and Guitar Club were associated with Mr. Gatcomb by having their studios in his factory. In 1895 the Gatcomb Company made the "Lansing Banjo" and "Gatcomb Mandolin." Probably it was about this period that L. B. Gatcomb & Co. was the leading manufacturer in Boston in this line.
9Information about other important banjo manufacturers like Wm. A. Cole, A. C. Fairbanks & Co. and about other makers of drums, guitars, banjos, zithers, etc. by firms now out of business or moved elsewhere is given in the different sections of Appendix IV.
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