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Strap, Instrument

Object number2011.60.1

Manufacturer Levy's Leathers Unlimited

Manufacturer Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc.

Manufacturer Jim Dunlop

Datec. 1985

Mediumleather; metal

Credit LineGift of Joe Negri

DescriptionGuitar strap. Soft brown leather, lined with darker, finished, brown leather. Additional strap for tightening. On each end is a snap for attaching to guitar.Dimensions2.75 x 46 in. (7 x 116.8 cm)
InscriptionsAutographed by Joe Negri.
MarksPatch on front has text "LEVY'S / LEATHERS UNLIMITED".
Engraved on snaps: "ORIGINAL STRAPLOK U.S. PAT. / Jim Dunlop".
Historical NotesGuitar strap used by Joe Negri. A performer from a young age, Joe Negri began playing the guitar as a teenager and joined a swing band at age 16. He entered Carnegie Tech in the 1950s to enhance his musical training. From there, he began a 40 year television career that began on KDKA before he moved on to WTAE where he was an "on air performer" and musical director. Children across the country remember him best as "Handyman Negri" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Previous owner Joseph Negri (born 1926)

Related institution Carnegie Mellon University

Related institution KDKA-TV

Related institution WTAE-TV

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