Famous banjo player & teacher.
Author:
- "Frank B. Converses's Banjo Instructor", 1865
Song-writer:
- "Blow De Golden Trumpet"
- "De Hal-le-lu Band", 1882
Inventor:
- U.S. Patent 366,461 on July 12, 1887 for a "Tuning-Peg Retainer"
- U.S. Patent 494,059 on March 21, 1893 for a "Banjo"
- U.S. Patent 536,563 on March 26, 1895 for a "Tuning Device for Stringed Musical Instruments"
Source of his birth information: "Monarchs of Minstrelsy", by Edward Le Roy Rice, c 1911, Kenny Publishing Company, New York - Page 119
Article on the death of his wife, and his banjo inventions: "New York Times", November 20, 1903 - Page 16
Famous banjo player & teacher.
Author:
- "Frank B. Converses's Banjo Instructor", 1865
Song-writer:
- "Blow De Golden Trumpet"
- "De Hal-le-lu Band", 1882
Inventor:
- U.S. Patent 366,461 on July 12, 1887 for a "Tuning-Peg Retainer"
- U.S. Patent 494,059 on March 21, 1893 for a "Banjo"
- U.S. Patent 536,563 on March 26, 1895 for a "Tuning Device for Stringed Musical Instruments"
Source of his birth information: "Monarchs of Minstrelsy", by Edward Le Roy Rice, c 1911, Kenny Publishing Company, New York - Page 119
Article on the death of his wife, and his banjo inventions: "New York Times", November 20, 1903 - Page 16
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Frank Converse was a well-known performer and teacher of the 5-string banjo.
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