You have been patient, gentle reader.
Perhaps I should take a moment to fill you in on some details which I am sure have been swirling around the recesses, and gently jostling the cobwebs of your mind. Just exactly how was the Galubrious Accordion and Railway Coupling Manufacturing Company established? I am glad, dear reader that you have taken the time to ask. You see, it all began in grey wharf city of New Bedford Massachusetts in 1788. The Galubrious Bros. Musical Instrument and chicken feed company, as it was then known, was established primarily to make use of the excess bone, oil, and sinewy by-products from the whaling industry. This whale offal could be had, after the virgin pressing of oils, for two penny a ton. Rib bones were purchased quickly and in great quantity, steamed for a fortnight, and curved and carved by the nimble fingers of small children into elegant harps. Galubrious specialized in white harps in the tradition of the British Isles. During the great whale recession of the late 18th century, unemployed ship workers were hired to crown the harps with the now famous “Galubrious Girl”; miniature figureheads, bursting forth from the stem of the harps in the scrimshawed style of the whale ships particular that New England port. Do to the elegance of the carving and the extraordinary resonance of the whalebone of the northern waters; the harps became favored by symphonies worldwide. The pinnacle of the output was marked by the “white lady”, built exclusively for the Grand Duke of Florence, and displayed prominently at the world’s fair at San Gimignano, Italy, known to history as the “Fair of the ItalianWhite Lady”.
Composed by Dr. G on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
Gentle Reader Responses
Tara says:
heheh. Can't wait to see pictures of these mythical scrimshawed whale-bone harps.
Rosemary Renlund says:
I do hope this signals a return to regular communiques from Dr. Galubrious and/or Daughters.
Elena says:
Hey, I am so happy to get that little snippet of history. More. Encore please.
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