Josh White’s 1943 Martin Guitar
Josh White’s 00-21 Martin Guitar, 1943 This is one of only 24 of the 00-21 series made in 1943, due to reduced war-time production, but is highly praised among players for its reduced [...]
Berent Piano, 1775, First piano made and sold in America
When this Johan Berent piano re-emerged from its 246-year seclusion, mostly spent within the original family, it created an immediate sensation. The advertisement for this particular piano in the [...]
Oldest Original Steinway Piano, patented 1858
Oldest Original Steinway Piano, patented 1858 In January 2003, Steinway & Sons launched a promotional campaign celebrating their 150th anniversary. Between January and June 2003, they were in [...]
Shady Grove Prayer Trumpet
Camp Meeting Trumpet South Carolina, 20th Century Calling the Camp Meeting Taking the religious zeal of the Second Great Awakening and incorporating it into the landscape, camp meetings [...]
Recording Studio
This interactive 1960s-era mock-recording studio allows guests to play with faders and experience different aspects of recording technology. Famous guitarist Les Paul invented multi-track [...]
Technology Exhibit
“Technology Island” Retrospective The center of the upstairs gallery displays a retrospective of technologies for recording, listening, and distributing music, from the first radios [...]
“Williams Music Store” exhibit
Along with featuring amazing instruments, we have re-created a facsimile of the John H. Williams music store in downtown Greenville, SC, circa 1905, with period musical material on [...]
