Synopses & Reviews
Discover the history of the acoustic guitar with more than 200 full-color photographs and authoritative text. Learn about the makers, players, and manufacturers of this classic instrument with information on its European heritage, twentieth-century developments, and the acoustic guitar in the "unplugged" arena.
Description
Includes bibliographical and discographical references (p. 153-155) and index.
Table of Contents
The guitar's European heritage. The guitar's origins ; The guitar, 1700-1900 -- Twentieth-century developments. Towards the modern guitar ; American archtops ; American flat-tops ; The gypsy guitar ; The resonator guitar ; The twentieth-century classical guitar -- Today and tomorrow. Towards the future.