The story of American acoustic guitars, mandolins, and banjos from the 1830s to the present day is the subject of this book. Photographs illustrate the craftsmanship involved in the production of these instruments.
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For the majority of Americans-those born after World War II-the guitar has been the dominant instrument in popular music for their whole lives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
metalbody models, flowerpot peghead inlay, peghead ornament, tenor banjo era, flat top line, pearloid fingerboard, mandolin production, peghead overlay, raised fingerboard, flat top models, banjo line, fingerboard inlay, peghead design, peghead shape, floating pickup, oval soundhole, parlor guitar, archtop guitars, tuner buttons, mandolin family, resonator guitars, banjo makers, round soundhole, flat top guitar, top bracing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gruhn Guitars, World War, Orville Gibson, New York, Lead Belly, Silver Bell, Lloyd Loar, Gene Autry, Jim Bollman, Prairie State, Bella Voce, United States, Grubn Guitars, Johnny Smith, National Style, Country Music Hall, Los Angeles, Master Model, Nick Lucas, Recording King, Van Eps, Earl Scruggs, Jim Reynolds, John Dopyera, Les Paul New!
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For the majority of Americans-those born after World War II-the guitar has been the dominant instrument in popular music for their whole lives. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
metalbody models, flowerpot peghead inlay, peghead ornament, tenor banjo era, flat top line, pearloid fingerboard, mandolin production, peghead overlay, raised fingerboard, flat top models, banjo line, fingerboard inlay, peghead design, peghead shape, floating pickup, oval soundhole, parlor guitar, archtop guitars, tuner buttons, mandolin family, resonator guitars, banjo makers, round soundhole, flat top guitar, top bracing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gruhn Guitars, World War, Orville Gibson, New York, Lead Belly, Silver Bell, Lloyd Loar, Gene Autry, Jim Bollman, Prairie State, Bella Voce, United States, Grubn Guitars, Johnny Smith, National Style, Country Music Hall, Los Angeles, Master Model, Nick Lucas, Recording King, Van Eps, Earl Scruggs, Jim Reynolds, John Dopyera, Les Paul New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Barn Dance! (Reading Rainbow Books) by Bill Martin Jr. on page 262, and page 268
- Country Music by C. W. Smith on page 297, and Back Matter
- The Guitar from the Renaissance to the Present Day (Guitar Study Series) by Harvey Turnbull in Back Matter
- Stars of Country Music: Uncle Dave Macon to Johnny Rodriguez (Music in American Life series) by Bill C. Malone in Back Matter
- American Guitars: An Illustrated History by Tom Wheeler in Back Matter
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- Vintage Synthesizers: Pioneering Designers, Groundbreaking Instruments, Collecting Tips, Mutants of Technology by Mark Vail in Back Matter
- The Musician's Home Recording Handbook (Reference) by Ted Greenwald in Back Matter
- Acoustic Guitar (Guitar): The Composition, Construction, and Evolution of One of World's Most Beloved Instruments (Guitar Reference) by Richard Johnston in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Victor Anand Coelho in Back Matter
- Gibson Guitars: 100 Years of an American Icon by Walter Carter in Back Matter
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