"This is the story of 170 years of American guitars, told through a remarkable collection of exceptional instruments dating from the 1830s to today, all displayed in beautiful, detailed photographs."--from cover, p. [4]

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1. Verfasser:	Bacon, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Milwaukee, Wis. [u.a.] Backbeat 2011
Ausgabe:	1. ed.
Schriftenreihe:	Blackbreat book
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1833-2011 Guitar / United States Guitar / United States / Pictorial works Guitar / Construction / United States / History Geschichte Gitarrenbau Elektrogitarrenbau USA
Online-Zugang:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Zusammenfassung:	"This is the story of 170 years of American guitars, told through a remarkable collection of exceptional instruments dating from the 1830s to today, all displayed in beautiful, detailed photographs."--from cover, p. [4]
Beschreibung:	Previous ed.: London: Balafon, 2001. - Edition statement from cover, p. 4. '1st ed. 2011' indicated on t.p. verso. Statement of responsibility from cover Paralleltitel: American guitar Includes bibliographical references (p. 160) and index 1833 C.F. Martin arrives in the USA -- 1839 Martin moves to Pennsylvania -- 1883 Lyon & Healy makes the first Washburn Guitars -- 1894 Orville Gibson starts making instruments -- 1900 The Larson Brothers set up in Chicago -- 1902 C. F. Martin introduces Style 45 -- Gibson Guitar-Mandolin Co.-- 1910 Harps, metal boards and muting bars -- 1922 Gibson launches Lloyd Loar's Master Models -- 1927 Epiphone's "recording guitars" are released -- 1927 The Hawaiian influence continues -- 1927 National introduces first resonator guitars -- 1928 Gibson's first "signature" guitar -- 1929 The Dopyera Brothers begin Dobro Production -- 1929 Martin makes its first "14-fret" guitar -- 1930 Regal acquires former Washburn Factory -- 1930 Vega goes arched; Stella goes twelve -- 1930 Stromberg begins making archtop guitars -- 1931 Martin launches the Dreadnought Guitar -- 1932 D'Angelico sets up New York shop -- 1933 Gretsch introduces own-brand guitars -- 1934 Gibson's first jumbo flat-tops announced -- 1934 Gibson's finest archtop, the Super 400 is launched -- 1935 Rickenbacker adds electrics -- Epiphone launches the Emperor -- 1939 Wilkanowski makes violin-shape guitars -- 1947 Leo Fender renames his business The Fender Electric Instrument Co. -- 1949 Gibson introduces the first three-pickup guitar -- 1951 Gibson unveils its new CES Electrics -- 1952 Bigsby makes first electric double-neck -- 1952 Gibson launches its first solidbody electric -- 1953 Maccaferri introduces plastic guitars -- 1956 Gretsch releases the White Penguin -- 1957 Kay creates the new Barney Kessel model -- 1957 Gibson acquires the Epiphone Company -- 1957 D'Angelico designs and builds the "teardrop" -- 1958 Fender launches its new Jazzmaster model -- 1958 Gibson adds the Explorer, the Flying V, and the ES-335 -- 1959 Gibson makes its first stereo guitar, the ES-345 -- 1962 Valco introduces fiberglass guitars -- 1965 D'Aquisto begins making guitars in his own right -- 1968 Micro-frets releases the first wireless guitar -- 1979 Martin establishes a custom shop -- 1995 Manzer builds the 42-string Pikasso II -- 1996 Blue Guitar Collection showcases archtops -- 1996 Peavey issues Eddie Van Halen signature model -- 1997 Development of the acoustic-electric hybrid -- 1998 PRS launches its first hollowbody models -- 1999 Danelectro releases retro U-3 model -- 1999 Taylor Guitars celebrates twenty-fifth anniversary -- 2000 Fender honors founder with Anniversary Broadcaster model -- 2002 Taylor launches its first nylon-string models -- 2004 Fender's custom shop makes Day-of-the-Dead Telecaster -- 2005 PRS celebrates 20th anniversary with Singlecut return -- 2007 EVH duplicates Van Halen's most famous guitar -- 2009 Collings adds 360 model to electric line -- 2010 ESP pulls out the stops with Amakusa One-Off -- 2011 Gibson & Fender continue to plunder the past to define the future
Beschreibung:	160 S. zahlr. Ill. 32 cm
ISBN:	9781617130335 1617130338