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{{Short description|American banjoist and inventor (1865–1927)}} |
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'''Albert Deane Grover''' (February 18, 1865 [[Boston, Massachusetts]] – October 23, 1927 [[Manhattan, New York]]) was an American [[List of banjo players|banjoist]], [[composer]], teacher, and prolific inventor of musical parts and accessories for stringed instruments. He was a founding member of the [[Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club]]. Grover held over 50 [[patent]]s for musical instrument parts, and founded the musical accessories company A. D. Grover & Son. His father, Stephen Grover (1820–1885), was a [[Boston]] [[piano]] maker.<ref> |
'''Albert Deane Grover''' (February 18, 1865 [[Boston, Massachusetts]] – October 23, 1927 [[Manhattan, New York]]) was an American [[List of banjo players|banjoist]], [[composer]], teacher, and prolific inventor of musical parts and accessories for stringed instruments. He was a founding member of the [[Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club]]. Grover held over 50 [[patent]]s for musical instrument parts, and founded the musical accessories company A. D. Grover & Son. His father, Stephen Grover (1820–1885), was a [[Boston]] [[piano]] maker.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gura|first=Philip F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Icb9_6cOtAC|title=America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century|last2=Bollman|first2=James F.|date=1999|publisher=UNC Press Books|isbn=978-0-8078-2484-9|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 1952, [[Grover Musical Products, Inc.]], of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], succeeded A.D. Grover & Son.<ref> |
In 1952, [[Grover Musical Products, Inc.]], of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], succeeded A.D. Grover & Son.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Spann|first=Joseph E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgTGl1OoYHgC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Spann's Guide to Gibson 1902-1941|date=2011|publisher=Centerstream Publications|isbn=978-1-57424-267-6|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Selected compositions == |
== Selected compositions == |
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Revision as of 13:52, 14 February 2023
Albert Deane Grover (February 18, 1865 Boston, Massachusetts – October 23, 1927 Manhattan, New York) was an American banjoist, composer, teacher, and prolific inventor of musical parts and accessories for stringed instruments. He was a founding member of the Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club. Grover held over 50 patents for musical instrument parts, and founded the musical accessories company A. D. Grover & Son. His father, Stephen Grover (1820–1885), was a Boston piano maker.[1]
In 1952, Grover Musical Products, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, succeeded A.D. Grover & Son.[2]
Selected compositions
- Magog Quickstep, composed by Grover, Boston: Thompson & Odell (1887) OCLC 671714696
- Marguerite Waltz, composed by Grover, Boston: Thompson & Odell (1889) OCLC 671715101
Other publications
- Grover's Progressive Method for the Banjo, Boston: Thompson & Odell Company (1892) OCLC 635451928
See also
References
- ^ Gura, Philip F.; Bollman, James F. (1999). America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-0-8078-2484-9.
- ^ Spann, Joseph E. (2011). Spann's Guide to Gibson 1902-1941. Centerstream Publications. ISBN 978-1-57424-267-6.
External links
- The Maverick schottische / by A. D. Grover. [1]
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