History of the American Guitar
eBook - ePub

History of the American Guitar

1833 to the Present Day

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eBook - ePub

History of the American Guitar

1833 to the Present Day

About this book

First published in 2001 and now updated and expanded, History of the American Guitar begins in New York City in the 1830s with the arrival of Christian Martin, from Germany, to set up the Martin company. From that historic moment, the book takes readers on a fascinating and comprehensive visual tour of U.S. guitar history. Over 75 brand names are represented, with more than 300 guitars photographed in stunning detail, including Bigsby, Danelectro, D'Angelico, D'Aquisto, Ditson, Dobro, Dyer, Epiphone, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, James Trussart, Kay, Maccaferri, Martin, Micro-Frets, Mosrite, Oahu, Ovation, Regal, Rickenbacker, Stella, Stromberg, Suhr, Taylor, Vega, Washburn, Wilkanowski, and many more. The interrelated stories of the guitar, mandolin, and banjo are mixed seamlessly with the history of the diverse American music that grew and prospered with these instruments, from country to blues, from jazz to rock.

The bulk of the instruments illustrated were part of the celebrated collection of Scott Chinery, photographed before Chinery's untimely death and the subsequent break-up of his unique collection. The book presents every important episode in the story of the American luthier's art and is an unparalleled resource for every musician, collector, and music fan.

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Information

Publisher
Backbeat
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781476856384

Table of contents

  1. 1833
  2. 1839
  3. 1883
  4. 1894
  5. 1900
  6. 1902
  7. 1910
  8. 1922
  9. 1927
  10. 1927
  11. 1927
  12. 1928
  13. 1929
  14. 1929
  15. 1930
  16. 1930
  17. 1930
  18. 1931
  19. 1932
  20. 1933
  21. 1934
  22. 1934
  23. 1935
  24. 1939
  25. 1947
  26. 1949
  27. 1951
  28. 1952
  29. 1952
  30. 1953
  31. 1956
  32. 1957
  33. 1957
  34. 1957
  35. 1958
  36. 1958
  37. 1959
  38. 1962
  39. 1965
  40. 1968
  41. 1979
  42. 1995
  43. 1996
  44. 1996
  45. 1997
  46. 1998
  47. 1999
  48. 1999
  49. 2000
  50. 2002
  51. 2004
  52. 2005
  53. 2007
  54. 2009
  55. 2010
  56. 2011