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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent and necessary for the serious banjophile,
This review is from: Banjos: The Tsumura Collection (Hardcover)
This famous "catalog" of the early banjo collection of Akira Tsumura is also familiarly known as the "Red Book". Published in 1984 and originally sold for $28, it is now long out of print and frequently brings more than $200 at online auction and private sales. The first half of this 168-page book is a highly illustrated history of 4-string resonated banjos entitled "Banjos of the Jazz Age". It devotes sections to each important brand name, with historical charts showing the introduction and characteristics of the various available models. Next follow a strong section on ukuleles and banjo ukuleles, historical catalog covers from banjo manufacturers, and a short section on classical 5-string banjos, primarily S.S.Stewart, Tsumura's favorite. The following section on the Jim Bollman banjo collection, included because of the importance of it's banjos not available in the Tsumura collection, is a rare and enticing glimpse into the phenomenal collection by this long-time zealous collector. Thereafter follows brief sections on early banjo related music covers, banjo recordings and postcards. Finally there are strong sections on Minstrel Era banjos, curios, and a very important section on banjo related patents. In all, it is one of the very few compendiums of useful and necessary photographic information for the banjo enthusiast, collector and player. It is an aid to identifying and placing specific instruments in their historical perspective. It is a superb "dream" book for those of us consumed by love of the instrument and dreaming about our next favorite possession. The only other books of comparable importance in providing a visual understanding of the banjo are Tsumura's gigantic tome "1001 Banjos, the Tsumura Collection" (out of print and soon unavailable, at $500) and Webb's wonderful "Ring the Banjar", the highly illustrated and informative catalog of the 1984 MIT Museum exhibition. I highly recommend buying all 3 books, but if you can only choose 2, get Webb and then Tsumura's Red Book.
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