Cool wooden box : transformation of the American acoustic guitar / W. Rand Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, W. Rand, 1947- author.

Series:

Charles K. Wolfe music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guitar--Construction--United States--History.

Guitar.

Guitar makers--United States.

Guitar makers.

Guitar--Construction.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This book is a history of guitar making in the US since the folk revival of the 1960s. Based largely on the author's interviews, it includes chapters on the rise of the modern independent luthier movement, recent developments at Martin, at Gibson, and at Taylor- especially regarding the use of technology and ways it is in tension with these companies' traditions and ways it honors their traditions-the changing, though still robust market, and the effect of foreign competition on American builders"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Ted Olson

Introduction: Cool Wooden Box : Discovering a Transformation

Dug from the Roots : New Sounds from an Old Instrument

Reinventors : The New Lutherie Movement

Game Changer : Taylor Guitars

Globalizers : The Rise of Imports

Gibson : Driven by Innovation?

Martin : Victimized by Tradition?

Conclusion: The American Acoustic Guitar : On Discovering a Transformation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Smith, W. Rand, 1947- Cool wooden box

ISBN:

9781621907855

1621907856

OCLC:

1358742488