The Mandolin Orchestra in America, Part Two

1989
AL#20 p.8   BRB2 p.262            
Joseph R. Johnson                                                                                           

▪ Johnson examines the mandolin orchestra at the turn of the century when an aggressive ad campaign by Gibson changed the look and sound of the American mandolin forever. With 13 photos. Part One is in AL#19. Part Three is in AL#21.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.