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A. D. Grover

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23 October 1927, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Albert Deane Grover (18 February 1865 Boston, Massachusetts — 23 October 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.

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In 1952, Grover Musical Products, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, became successor to A.D. Grover & Son.

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

    • References

    A. D. Grover Wikipedia
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