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CARPER’S LIGHTENING
GUITAR METHOD 93-001
MANUSCRIPT
Physical Description:
2 leaves
Date:
1897
Provenance:
These sheets were found in the vertical
file in May 1994; the original source is unknown.
Scope and Content:
These two sheets, titled “Carper’s
Lightening Guitar Method” by the creator, consist of a holograph chart showing
the complete scale for the finger board of the guitar and a holograph chart
showing notes on a scale linked to the finger positions on a guitar fret board
and instructions for using the two charts.
A note at the bottom of the second chart
indicates that the materials were copyrighted in 1897 by S.M. Carper
Location:
These sheets are filed by accession
number with other manuscript music.