| Description |
148 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 148) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1833 C.E MARTIN ARRIVES IN THE USA 6 -- 1839 MARTIN MOVES TO PENNSYLVANtA 8 -- c1883 LYON and HEALY MAKES FIRST WASHBURN GUITARS 11 -- c1894 ORVILLE GIBSON STARTS MAKING INSTRUMENTS14 -- c1900 THE LARSON BROTHERS SET UP IN CHICAGO 16 -- 1902 MARTIN STYLE 45: GIBSON GUITAR-MANDOLIN CO 24 -- c1910 HARPS, METAL BOARDS AND MUTING BARS 28 -- 1922 GIBSON LAUNCH LLOYD LOAR'S MASTER MODELS 30 -- c1927 EPIPHONE'S "RECORDING GUITARS" RELEASED 33 -- c1927 THE HAWAIIAN INFLUENCE CONTINUES 36 -- 1927 NATIONAL INTRODUCES FIRST RESONATOR GUITARS 38 -- 1928 GIBSON'S FIRST "SIGNATURE" GUITAR 40 -- 1929 DOPYERA BROTHERS BEGIN DOBRO PRODUCTION 42 -- 1929 MARTIN MAKES ITS FIRST "14-FRET" GUITAR 44 -- 1930 REGAL ACQUIRES FORMER WASHBURN FACTORY 46 -- 1930 VEGA GOES ARCHED; STELLA GOES TWELVE 48 -- c1930 STROMBERG BEGIN MAKING ARCHTOP GUITARS 50 -- 1931 MARTIN LAUNCHES DREADNOUGHT GUITARS 52 -- 1932 D'ANGELICO SETS UP NEW YORK SHOP 55 -- c1933 GRETSCH INTRODUCES OWN-BRAND GUITARS 60 -- 1934 GIBSON'S FIRST JUMBO FLAT-TOPS ANNOUNCED 62 -- 1934 GIBSON'S SUPER 400 IS LAUNCHED 64 -- 1935 RICKENBACKER BAKELITE ELECTRIC; EPIPHONE EMPEROR 68 -- 1939 WILKANOWSKI MAKES VIOLIN-SHAPE GUITARS 70 -- 1947 LEO FENDER STARTS FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO72 -- 1949 GIBSON INTRODUCES FIRST THREE-PICKUP GUITAR 74 -- 1951 GIBSON UNVEILS ITS NEW CES ELECTRICS 77 -- 1952 BIGSBY MAKES FIRST ELECTRIC DOUBLE-NECK 82 -- 1952 GIBSON LAUNCHES ITS FIRST SOLIDBODY ELECTRIC 84 -- 1953 MACCAFERRI INTRODUCES PLASTIC GUITARS 88 -- 1956 GRETSCH RELEASES THE WHITE PENGUIN 90 -- 1957 KAY CREATES THE BARNEY KESSEL MODEL 92 -- 1957 GIBSON ACQUIRES EPIPHONE COMPANY 94 -- 1957 D'ANGELICO DESIGNS AND BUILDS THE TEARDROP 96 -- 1958 FENDER LAUNCHES NEW JAZZMASTER MODEL 99 -- 1958 GIBSON ADDS EXPLORER, FLYING V AND ES-335 102 -- 1959 GIBSON MAKES ITS FIRST STEREO GUITAR 104 -- 1962 VALCO INTRODUCES FIBERGLASS GUITARS 106 -- 1965 D'AQUISTO BEGINS MAKING GUITARS 108 -- 1968 MICRO-FRETS RELEASES FIRST WIRELESS GUITAR 114 -- 1979 MARTIN ESTABLISHES CUSTOM SHOP 116 -- 1995 MANZER BUILDS 42-STRING PIKASSO II 118 -- 1996 BLUE GUITAR COLLECTION SHOWCASES ARCHTOPS 121 -- 1996 PEAVEY ISSUES EDDIE VAN HALEN SIGNATURE MODEL 124 -- 1997 DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC HYBRID 128 -- 1998 PRS LAUNCHES ITS FIRST HOLLOWBODY MODELS 130 -- 1999 DANELECTRO RELEASES RETRO U-3 MODEL 134. |
| Subject |
Guitar -- United States -- History.
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Guitar -- United States -- Pictorial works.
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| Added Title |
American guitar |
| ISBN |
1586632973 |
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