Cool wooden box : transformation of the American acoustic guitar / W. Rand Smith.

"This book is a history of guitar making in the US since the folk revival of the 1960s. Based largely on the author's interviews, it includes chapters on the rise of the modern independent luthier movement, recent developments at Martin, at Gibson, and at Taylor- especially regarding the u...

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Main Author: Smith, W. Rand, 1947- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Charles K. Wolfe music series
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505 0 |a Inroduction. Discovering a Transformation -- Dug from the Roots : New Sounds from an Old Instrument -- Reinventors : The New Lutherie Movement -- Game Changer : Taylor Guitars -- Globalizers : The Rise of Imports -- Gibson : Driven by Innovation? -- Martin : Victimized by Tradition? -- Conclusion : The American Acoustic Guitar-On Discovering a Transformation. 
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