A. D. Grover
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[]
- ^ America's instrument: the banjo in the nineteenth century
- ^ Spann's Guide to Gibson 1902–1941, Joseph E. Spann, Centerstream Publishing, chapter 3 (2011) OCLC 711044992
External links[]
- The Maverick schottische / by A. D. Grover. [1]
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