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Playing The Really Old Guitar

Southern Oregon University

Lots of us pick up old guitars and other musical instruments at yard sales and antique stores. 

But the Schuman family took the pursuit seriously. 

The result is theSchuman Collection of musical instruments, a large cache of instruments from several centuries and many places around the world. 

Stephen Bacon of Bellwood Violin in Ashland is the appointed conservator of the collection.  He and fellow musician Morgan O'Shaughnessey visit the studio with some samples and sounds. 

JX MusicRocking the Nyckelharpa: Morgan O'Shaughnessey demonstrates this rare instrument by playing a Polska, a kind of dance. Posted by Jefferson Exchange on Thursday, February 25, 2016

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.