History of the American guitar 1833 to the present day - Bacon, Thomas (Backbeat, 2011)
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 --