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Gennaro Iucci (b. 1855) and his son Michael (b. 1884) had a factory on Broome St. Since some of the links don't work, I thought I'd upload this advertisement of Michael's harp guitar which I found in Emilise Aleandri's book on "Italian American Immigrant Theater."
They immigrated between 1892 and 1896 so it is possible that Gennaro's designs inspired Michael.
I sure wish Paul Hostetter was still with us. Paul, I hope you're listening. We miss you!
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Mandophile
...I sure wish Paul Hostetter was still with us. Paul, I hope you're listening. We miss you!
I'm sure he's busy doing harp setups. I miss him as well.
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FWIW I pass by that address very often.
Nice to know what was there.
Old NY is still there just under the surface if you look for it.
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BoxCarJoe
FWIW I pass by that address very often.
Nice to know what was there.
Old NY is still there just under the surface if you look for it.
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I believe that Rudy's Music is withing walking distance of the Iucci ghosts.
Yes, I, too, miss Paul's observations as well as his music. RIP.
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Jim Garber
I believe that Rudy's Music is withing walking distance of the Iucci ghosts.
Yes, I, too, miss Paul's observations as well as his music. RIP.
Yeah Rudy's is a short walk from there.
I haven't been there in a long time. If you can't buy it's no fun.
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BoxCarJoe
Yeah Rudy's is a short walk from there.
I haven't been there in a long time. If you can't buy it's no fun.
I was there a few weeks ago and had fun and didn’t buy anything. Not too much when I was there mandolinwise. There was this bejeweled A3 that belonged to Butch Baldassari and a 1940s ( I think) Gibson F-5 that I played for maybe 20 minutes. I also had a nice conversation with a guy from Colombia about their music and also with Gordon who heads the acoustic department and is very knowledgeable.