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Boutique Acoustics: 180 Years of Hand-Built American Guitars
Michael John Simmons
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Paperback. Boutique Acoustics: 160 Years of Hand-Built Guitars tells the history behind the important acoustic guitar makers - some recognisable, some obscure - who all have played a key part in the evolution of the instrument and the myriad acoustic guitar models we have on the market today. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 281 x 14. Weight in Grams: 628.
ÊBoutique Acoustics: 180 Years of Hand-Built GuitarsÊ tells the history behind the important acoustic guitar makers ä some recognizable some obscure ä who all have played a key part in the evolution of the instrument and the myriad acoustic guitar models we have on the market today. The book covers the birth of the steel-string the rise of small factories the advent of one-man shops the origins of various trends in guitar construction ä the design of cutaways; the use of a variety of woods polishes and other aesthetic detailing; and the ... Read more
ÊBoutique Acoustics: 180 Years of Hand-Built GuitarsÊ tells the history behind the important acoustic guitar makers ä some recognizable some obscure ä who all have played a key part in the evolution of the instrument and the myriad acoustic guitar models we have on the market today. The book covers the birth of the steel-string the rise of small factories the advent of one-man shops the origins of various trends in guitar construction ä the design of cutaways; the use of a variety of woods polishes and other aesthetic detailing; and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781480367128
SKU
V9781480367128
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Michael John Simmons
MICHAEL JOHN SIMMONS has spent 15 years working at Gryphon Stringed Instruments, where he has learned more about the construction and history of ukuleles, guitars, mandolins, and banjos than was good for him. Simmons is a former reviews editor at Fiddler Magazine and contributing editor at Acoustic Guitar. He's the author of Taylor Guitars: 30 Years of a New American ... Read more
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