Albert Deane Grover (February 18, 1865
Boston, Massachusetts – October 23, 1927
Manhattan, New York
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) was an American
banjoist
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Primary banjo players
A listing of notable musi ...
,
composer
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, 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
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s for musical instrument parts, and founded the musical accessories company A. D. Grover & Son. His father, Stephen Grover (1820–1885), was a
Boston
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piano
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maker.
In 1952,
Grover Musical Products, Inc.
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, of
Cleveland, Ohio
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, succeeded A.D. Grover & Son.
Selected compositions
* ''Magog Quickstep,'' composed by Grover, Boston:
Thompson & Odell (1887)
* ''Marguerite Waltz,'' composed by Grover, Boston:
Thompson & Odell (1889)
Other publications
* ''Grover's Progressive Method for the Banjo,'' Boston:
Thompson & Odell Company (1892)
See also
*
Machine head
A machine head (also referred to as a tuning machine, tuner, or gear head) is a geared apparatus for tuning stringed musical instruments by adjusting string tension. Machine heads are used on mandolins, guitars, double basses and others, and ar ...
References
External links
* The Maverick schottische / by A. D. Grover
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1865 births
1927 deaths
American banjoists
American male composers
Musicians from Boston