An edition of The history of the American guitar
(2001)
The history of the American guitar
from 1833 to the present day
by Tony Bacon
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The history of the American guitar: from 1833 to the present day
2001, Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co.
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Machine generated contents note: 1833 C.E MARTIN ARRIVES IN THE USA 6
1839 MARTIN MOVES TO PENNSYLVANtA 8
c1883 LYON & 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 148) and index.
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