Press enter after choosing selection

Composure has school humming

Composure has school humming image
Parent Issue
Ann Arbor News, May 8, 1996
Day
8
Month
May
Year
1996
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Spann, Paul Leon

Spann, Paul Leon image
Parent Issue
Ann Arbor News, October 7, 1998
Day
7
Month
October
Year
1998
Copyright
Copyright Protected
Graphic for events post

Media

Legacies Project Oral History: Herb David

Herb David was an Ann Arbor luthier.  Originally a research psychologist, David was taught how to make and repair stringed instruments by his mentor, Sarkis "Sam" Varjebedian.  At the age of 30, David started Herb David Guitar Studio, a shop where he produced, repaired, and sold guitars, dulcimers, harps, banjos, and many other types of stringed instruments.  He passed away on July 25, 2020.

Herb David was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2016 as part of the Legacies Project.

Community High's 'Practical Art' Program

Community High's 'Practical Art' Program image
Parent Issue
Ann Arbor News, April 29, 1973
Day
29
Month
April
Year
1973
Related
Herb David & Bruce Bartman Work On A Guitar In Community High School's Practical Art Program, April 1973
Herb David & Bruce Bartman Work On A Guitar In Community High School's Practical Art Program, April 1973
William McIntire Builds A Chessboard In Community High School's Practical Art Program, April 1973
Jerry Jackson Hooks A Rug In Community High School's Practical Art Program, April 1973
C. J. McNaughton & Margaret Willis Work On An Afghan In Community High School's Practical Art Program, April 1973
Ted Grenier Crafts A Headdress In Community High School's Practical Art Program, April 1973
Marie Kelly Works On An Afghan In Community High School's Practical Art Program, April 1973
Randy Berrey Builds A Gun Rack In Community High School's Practical Art Program, April 1973
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Herb David Demonstrates How to Play An Appalachian Dulcimer, March 1963 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Herb David Demonstrates How to Play An Appalachian Dulcimer, March 1963 image
Year:
1963
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 1, 1963
Caption:
Makes Music: Former research psychologist Herb David plays an Appalachian dulcimer by using a goose quill to pluck the strings the way Americans played the instrument in years past while sitting on their proches in the mountains of the eastern United States
Copyright
Copyright Protected

Herb David Builds An Appalachian Dulcimer, March 1963 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Herb David Builds An Appalachian Dulcimer, March 1963 image
Year:
1963
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 1, 1963
Caption:
Builds Appalachian Dulcimer: Herb David is shown here working on an Appalachian dulcimer in his State St. string instrument shop.
Copyright
Copyright Protected
Graphic for events post

Media

AADL Talks To: Herb David

On April 12, 1962, the Herb David Guitar Studio opened in a basement on South State and one of the great success stories in Ann Arbor and the music business began. AADL talked to Herb David shortly after the closing of his landmark studio on East Liberty, almost 51 years to the day the studio opened. Herb's influence extends beyond the students he taught to love music, the musicians who bought his handmade instruments, the local bands he nurtured and promoted, to the top musicians that visited his studio to talk "shop" and discovered David's wide range of interests in philosophy, cultures and travel. Herb's genuine concern for his community and the power of music to transform lives as well as his great sense of humor shine through in this podcast.

Subscribe to Herb David