An edition of Inventing the American guitar
(2013)
Inventing the American guitar
the pre-Civil War innovations of C.F. Martin and his contemporaries
by Shaw, Robert and Peter Szego
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Describes in detail the early history of American guitar design. The person who dominates this history is C. F. Martin Sr., America's first major guitar maker and the founder of the Martin Guitar Company. Tracing Martin's evolution as a craftsman and entrepreneur, the book explores the influences and experiments that led to his creation of the American guitar that is recognized and played around the world today.
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Inventing the American guitar: the pre-Civil War innovations of C.F. Martin and his contemporaries
2013
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Table of Contents
Austro-German style. Johann Georg Stauffer and the Viennese guitar / James Westbrook
C . F. Martin's Homeland and the Vogtland trade / Arian Sheets
C.F. Martin in New York, 1833-1839 / Richard Johnston
Guitar labels, 1825-1850
Spanish style. The Spanish guitar in the United States before 1850 / David Gansz
The Cadiz guitar and its influence on C.F. Martin / David LaPlante
C.F. Martin in Pennsylvania, 1839-1850 : a period of transition / Richard Johnston
Evolution of the top bracing of C.F. Martin's guitars
Madame de Goni and the Spanish-American guitar / David Gansz
The Spanish guitar as adopted by James Ashborn / David Gansz
Wooden cases for James Ashborn guitars
American style. C.F. Martin in Pennsylvania, 1850-1867 : fine tuning / Richard Johnston
Martin's evolution to an American guitar / Richard Johnston
Early Martin guitar design and construction : what survived / Richard Johnson.
Edition Notes
"Timeline : 1796-1867": pages xvi-xvii; "Timeline : 1833-present": pages 236-237; "Glossary": pages 266-269.
Includes bibliographical references (page 271) and index.
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