Spann's Guide to Gibson 1902-1941 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spann's Guide to Gibson 1902-1941 write by Joseph E. Spann. This book was released on 2011. Spann's Guide to Gibson 1902-1941 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. (Reference). Centerstream presents this detailed look at the inner workings of the famous musical instrument manufacturer of Kalamazoo, Michigan before World War II. For the first time, Gibson fans can learn about the employees who built the instruments, exactly where the raw materials came from, the identity of parts vendors, and how the production was carried out. The book explains Gibson's pre-World War II factory order number and serial number systems, and corrects longstanding chronological errors. Previously unknown information about every aspect of the operation is covered in-depth. Noted historian Joe Spann gathered firsthand info from pre-war employees, and had access to major Gibson document collections around the world. Long time Gibson experts, as well as casual collectors, will find this volume an indispensable addition to their reference shelf.
Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles
Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles write by Hubert Pleijsier. This book was released on 2008. Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. (Reference). The vintage guitar collecting market continues to grow. This book is the first of its kind to report on Washburn guitars, mandolins, banjos and ukuleles made before 1940. It contains detailed information about more than 450 instrument styles, serial numbering schemes and estimated production totals. A gorgeous 32-page color photo section of the most collectibles will make this book a "must" for players and collectors alike.
Gibson Guitars
Gibson Guitars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gibson Guitars write by Walter Carter. This book was released on 2002. Gibson Guitars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Provides a history of the guitar company from its founding in the late 1800s to its present status as one of the leading makers of guitars.
Gibson Mastertone
Gibson Mastertone - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gibson Mastertone write by Jim Mills. This book was released on 2009-05-01. Gibson Mastertone available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. (Reference). While Gibson produced literally thousands of banjos prior to WWII, only a handful were made in the now most desirable configuration: the Original Flathead Five-String Mastertone. Since Earl Scruggs helped to make them the most sought-after banjos in the world over 60 years ago, these instruments have amassed a cult-like following. These particular banjos featured a completely innovative design when the Gibson Company introduced them around 1930. They have since become the benchmark in design, sound quality, and just sheer power among banjo players. They have therefore also become the inspiration for nearly every successful 5-string banjo that has been manufactured for the past five decades. Like Martin Dreadnaught and Fender Stratocaster guitars, the Gibson Mastertone Banjo has achieved an exalted status: It is appreciated far beyond its utilitarian purpose as a musical instrument, and considered a truly original American art form. The Mastertone design and style are instantly recognizable by musicians and music lovers around the world, even if imitated by other manufacturers. Of the 130 or so Original Flathead Five-String Mastertones known to exist, 19 of the absolute best are featured here. The Scruggs, Reno, Jenkins, Crowe, Osborne, Huber and Mills banjos are shown in all of their glory, with details of their known histories and provenances, as well as never-before-seen photos, bills of sale, factory shipping ledgers, and other ephemera relating to these rare and highly desirable instruments.
Cool Wooden Box
Cool Wooden Box - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cool Wooden Box write by W. Rand Smith. This book was released on 2023-07-14. Cool Wooden Box available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Beginning with a comparison of the American acoustic guitar world in the early 1960s with that of today, then describing iconic performances at storied venues such as The Ark in Ann Arbor while meticulously researching the instrument’s top makers, Smith assembles a passion-filled and eye-opening history of that “cool wooden box” from the folk era through the pandemic. The author focuses on both the playing and making of the acoustic guitar, concluding that the instrument has been transformed in both aspects during the last sixty years. On the playing side, Smith examines the influences on, and the impact of, such guitarists as David Bromberg, Elizabeth Cotten, Paul Geremia, and Norman Blake. On the making side, the author takes the reader into the tradition-minded yet dynamic world of lutherie. He traces how the oldest, most revered companies whose reputations are based on legendary breakthroughs in lutherie, Gibson and Martin, have adapted as the new lutherie movement of innovative small-scale producers, exemplified by interviewees such as Michael Gurian, Bill Collings, Richard Hoover, and Dana Bourgeois, arose. Starting small and then growing exponentially, Taylor Guitars is a wholly different “player” in acoustic guitar building, and Smith compellingly tells its story. Finally, Cool Wooden Box considers the effects of globalization on the industry. Clocking thousands of miles and hours of interviews with guitar makers, suppliers, and sellers, W. Rand Smith has created not only a detailed history of the acoustic guitar, but also a lasting tribute to an instrument he so clearly reveres.
