Crescendo, March 1918
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17-string Tonaharp guitar
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7-string "improved" Tonaharp guitar
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Patent
issued to Edwin D. Wilber and
Nathaniel R. Boswell in January 1916.
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Patent
issued to Edwin D. Wilber in March 1918.
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Instruction booklet (pdf format, 17MB)
for 7-string Tonaharp.
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Conversion
of Tonaharp guitar into Hawaiian guitar.
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The Genesee Trio, circa 1900,
(Left to Right) Nathaniel R. Boswell, Edwin D. Wilber, W.C. Whittlesey
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Ad from a Detroit newspaper dated October 4, 1917 |
Ad from an unidentified newspaper |
If anyone has additional information regarding the Tonaharp, or the Genesee Trio,
please email me at
markwilber@thewilbers.us
Thank You,
Mark Wilber
(Edwin Wilber's grandson)
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Edwin Wilber and Nathaniel Boswell were also members of the Moneta Five,
a vaudeville singing and instrumental group from 1908 - 1914.
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