H. W. WEYMANN PORTRAIT – A Question . . . .

A question for Weymann fans; I am hoping a Weymann descendant, or someone can help with this please.

Buying an old guitar for about $100 some years ago started me on a journey to discover more about Weymann guitars. It’s been difficult at times to ferret out information about this maker whose manufacturing arm ceased almost 90 years ago.

Most difficult has been finding an image of H.W. (Harry) Weymann – (1866-1930).

Initially all I could find were these likenesses in the 1922 Philadelphia Inquirer:

H.W.Weymann portraits Philadelphia Inquirer 1922 and 1913
H.W. Weymann portraits Philadelphia Inquirer 1922 and 1913

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OSCAR SCHMIDT COMPANY (1897 – c.1939)

OSCAR SCHMIDT (1857 – 1929)
W. F. (Frederick) MENZENHAUER (1858 – 1937)

Oscar Schmidt portrait

The Oscar Schmidt company was founded in the late 1890’s and incorporated in 1911.  They are best known for the Zithers they produced in the early 1900’s, and for their early guitars, particularly the Stella label, and their 12-string guitars, which are still favored and sought after by blues players today (see Footnote 1.).

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