I had never seen a label from this instrument until by complete coincidence a fellow name Ed Lofgren sent me a photo of his own instrument literally 4 days after I had done my Stutzman post. Obviously, this sounds like the source of the Howard brand at Wurlitzer – everyone agreed? Something I never paid attention to was that Mugwumps also listed a “Howard, Eugene” as maker during the same period, and also in Cincinnati. I knew that Michael Holmes’ Mugwumps Encyclopedia listed Howard as a “Wurlitzer brand name (1896-1920s),” and I’ve had this Wurlitzer ad in Iconography for years (sorry, no record of where I got it, possibly Michael Holmes himself). It’s a model I haven’t paid much attention to and had only sporadic information on. OK, do you remember the Howard harp guitar I showed in last week’s blog on the Stutzman harp guitars? Or maybe it does add up – frankly, it’s just too much of a coincidence not to. I need help on this one, as something doesn’t add up.
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