Banjos and Artifacts
Harland collected many stringed instruments: acoustic guitar, mandolins, a chord zither and banjos. Here are a couple of his favorites.
Absurdly heavy "Post Office" shelving. Harland fell in love with these at the old Harris Warehouse on Malcolm & 30th in SE Mpls. He bought a half dozen of these from Harris. Why not? Huge. Heavy. Useful.
Setchell-Carlson "portable" television. Giant handle. Speaker on top. Swivel base.Beautiful design Circa 1960s. (It works too!). Made in New Brighton MN
The top of this shop bench is an old door from Alfred U.—which Harland lugged around the Twin Cities since the mid 80s. Finally released it to a mutual friend. AND: This shop makes banjos(!) — Ouren Instruments in St. Peter ,MN (see LINKS page). Nice connection.
The Crates. Where Harland's drawings, prints and mixed media pieces remained hidden and unseen for over 3 decades until Feb. 2018.
Harland's "The Advent Loudspeaker". Affordable audiophile speakers back in 1974 with amazing, full sound. Sound terrific today too. Harland's pair live on in a South Minneapolis living room.