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BOOKS AND ARTICLES


Achard, Ken
The Fender Guitar

A Guitar Magazine Project, The Bold Strummer, Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1990


Achard, Ken
The History and Development of the American Guitar

A Guitar Magazine Project, Musical News Services Ltd., London
England, 1979


Bacon, Tony
The Ultimate Guitar Book

Alfred A. Knopf.
New York, NY, 1991
ISBN 0-394-58955-6


Bacon, Tony and Paul Day
The Fender Book

GPI Books, Miller Freeman. 600 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA


Bacon, Tony and Paul Day
The Gibson Les Paul Book

GPI Books.
San Francisco, CA, 1993


Bellow, Alexander
The Illustrated History of the Guitar

Colombo Publishing Corp.
1970

Bellow, Alexander
The Illustrated History of the Guitar

Belwin/Mills Publishing Corp.
Long Island, NY, 1976


Bellson, Julius
The Gibson Story

Gibson.
Kalamazoo, MI, 1973


Bishop, Ian C.
The Gibson Guitar from 1950

A Guitar Magazine Project, Musical New Services, Ltd., London
England, 1977


Bishop, Ian C.
The Gibson Guitar from 1950, Vol 2

The Bold Strummer Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1990

Blackburn, Bill
"The Strange Case of Dr. Vintage"

Guitar World
July, 1987 pp. 62-64, 72


Blackburn, Ph.D., Bill
Old Guitar Mania, A Guide to Vintage Guitar Collecting

Centerstream Publishing/ Hal Leonard.
Fullerton, CA, 1992


Blasquiz, Klaus
The Fender Bass

Mediapresse.
1990

Bone, Philip J.
The Guitar and Mandolin

London
England, 1954


Brosnac, Donald
The Amp Book
A Guitarist's Introductory Guide to Tube Amplifiers
Paul G's Guitar Products. PO Box 15-B
San Francisco, CA 94115, 1985


Brozman, Bob
The History and Artistry of National Resonator Instruments

Centerstream.
Fullerton, CA, 1993

Brozman, Bob
The National Guitar

Centerstream Publishing.
Fullerton, CA, 1992


Bulli, John
Guitar History, Volume 2
Gibson SG
The Bold Strummer, Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880, 1989

Calder, James
"Texas Round-up: The Dallas Guitar Shows"

Guitarist
August, 1989, pp. 67 - 71


Carter, Walter
Gibson Guitars 100 years of an American Icon

General Publishing Group.
Los Angeles, CA, 1994
ISBN 1-881649-39-3


Carter, Walter
The Martin Book
A Complete History of Martin Guitars
GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, 1995
ISBN 0-87930-354-9

Casabona, Helen
"Opening Moves - How Collectors Get Their Start"

Frets
February, 1985 pp. 67-71

Chinery, Scott with Tony Bacon
The Chinery Collection, 150 Years of American Guitars

A Balafon Book, Nov. 1996 Outline Press, London
ISBN 1-871547-40-7


Contantine, Jr., Albert, Revised by Harry J. Hobbs
Know Your Woods, A Complete Guite to Trees, Woods, and Veneers

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
ISBN 10-684-14115-9


Crocker, David and John Brinkmann, Larry Briggs
Guitars, Guitars, Guitars, A Pictorial Reference Manual

All American Music Publishers.
Neosho, MS 64850, 1988
ISBN 0-945706-00-6


Day, Paul
The Burns Book

PP Publishing, London
England, 1979

Del Rey, Teisco
"10th Annual Greater Southwest Guitar Show"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 June, 1968 pp. 50-56

Del Rey, Teisco
"Guitars Held Hostage"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 June, 1988 pp. 118-119


Denyer, Ralph
The Guitar Handbook

Alfred A. Knopf.

Donnell, Ken
"Below the Bottom Line: It's Only Worth What Someone Will Pay"

Frets
February, 1985 pp. 22-23, 54


Dresdner, Michael
The Woodfinishing Book

Taunton Press, Inc., 1992
ISBN: 1-56158-037-6


Duchossoir, A. R.
Gibson Electrics, The Classic Years

Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI, 1994
ISBN 0-7935-3124-1


Duchossoir, A. R.
Gibson Electrics, Vol 1
From the Charlie Christian Model to the "Les Paul Standard".
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI Vol. 1, 1981
ISBN 0-88188-269-0


Duchossoir, A. R.
Guitar Identification
A Reference Guide to Serial Numbers for Dating the Guitars Made by Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, C.F. Martin & Co.
Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI 53213, 1990
ISBN 0-7935-0274-8 paper


Duchossoir, A. R.
The Fender Stratocaster

Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI, 1988

Duchossoir, A. R.
The Fender Stratocaster 1954-1984

Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI, 1983


Duchossoir, A. R.
The Fender Telecaster

Hal Leonard Publishing Co.
Milwaukee, WI


Evans, Tom and Mary Anne Evans
Guitars
Music, History, Construction and Players from the Renaissance to Rock
Paddington Press Ltd.
New York, NY, 1977
ISBN 0-448-22240-X

Evans, Tom and Mary Anne
Guitars From Renaissance to Rock

Paddington Press Ltd.

Farmer, G.
"The Origin of the Arabian Lute and Rebec"

Journal of Royal Asiatic Society
July, 1930

Fisher, Don and Mike Longworth
Mastertones

(publisher unavailable).


Force, Robert and Albert d Ossché
In Search of the Wild Dulcimer

Complete instructions on how to play this traditional Appalachian instrument and how to adapt it tocontemporary music.
Amsco Music Pub. Co.

Forte, Dan
"The Bull Market"

Guitar Buyer's Guide
1989-1990 pp. 137-141

Galpin, F.
A Textbook of European Musical Instruments

Williams and Norgate Ltd., London
England, 1944

Gartner, Rick
"Good as Gold..."

Frets
February, 1985 p. 17


George, David
The Flamenco Guitar
From its Birth in the Hands of the Guitarrero to its Ultimate Celebration in the Hands of the Flamenco Guitarist
Society of Spanish Studies.
Spain, Madrid

Glick, Robert J.
Arched Top Guitar Construction

Publisher: Cactus Publishing, Phoenix AZ
1994
ISBN: 1-882731-02-6

Greenwood, Allan
Vintage Guitar Magazine Instrument Price Guide,
Guitars, Basses, Amplifiers, Effects, Pedals
Vintage Guitar Magazine
Box 7301
Bismarck, ND 58507 Winter/Spring, 1995

Gruhn, George
"The Vintage Market Feeding Frenzy"

Frets
May, 1988 pp. 9, 55 - 56

Gruhn, George
"Prices Then and Now"

Frets
November, 1988 pp. 57, 70

Gruhn, George
"Guitar Trading: Texas Style"

Frets
February, 1989 pp. 41,59

Gruhn, George
"The Last Word"

Frets
February, 1989 p. 11

Gruhn, George
"Sunburst Gallery: Gibson's Classic Les Paul"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 July, 1985 pp. 16 - 23

Gruhn, George
"The Vintage Market Today"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 July, 1986 pp. 102, 130

Gruhn, George
"The Vintage Instrument Market, I"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 June, 1989 pp. 22, 161

Gruhn, George
"The Vintage Instrument Market, II"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 July, 1989 pp. 8, 177

Gruhn, George
"Chinery's Guitars, America's Foremost Vintage Collection"

Vintage Gallery
San Francisco, CA January Vol. 1, No. 4, 1995 pp. 10-18


Gruhn, George and Walter Carter
Acoustic Guitars and Other Fretted Instruments

GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, 1993
ISBN 0-87930-240-2


Gruhn, George and Walter Carter
Electric Guitars and Basses, A Photographic History

GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, 1994
ISBN 0-87930-328-X


Gruhn, George and Walter Carter
Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars
An Identificatioin Guide for American Fretted Instruments: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, plus selected Basses and Mandolins
GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
1991
ISBN 0-87930-195-3

Gruhn, George and Walter Carter
"The Texas Guitar Show from the Inside"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 February, 1989 p. 14

Gruhn, George and Walter Carter
"A Pair of Dallas Guitar Shows"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 June, 1989 pp. 15-6


Hartman, Robert Carl
Guitars and Mandolins in America
Featuring the Larson's Creations
Maurer and Co., Printing and Publication.
Hoffman Estates, IL, 1984
ISBN 0-9614956-0-X

Hartman, Robert Carl
Guitars and Mandolins in America
Featuring the Larson's Creations
Maurer and Co., Printing and Publication.
Hoffman Estates, IL, 1988


Hetrick, Richard
Guitar History Vol. 3

The Bold Strummer.

Hood, Phil
"Buy, Sell, Trade: Inside Today's Vintage Market"

Frets
February, 1985 pp. 15-16

Hood, Phil
"Fine-Tuning the Crystal Ball"

Frets
February, 1985 p. 18

Howe, Steve and Tony Bacon
The Steve Howe Guitar Collection

GPI Books.
1993

Humphrey, Mark
"Are You Covered? The Question of Insurance"

Frets
February, 1985 pp. 45-46, 54

Hutto, Jim
"The Auctioneers-Sealed Bids and Six-Figure Strads"

Frets
February, 1985 p. 25

Hutto, Jim
"Music Dealers and Vintage Instruments"

Frets
February, 1985 pp. 28-30, 60


Irwin, John Rice
Musical Instruments of the Southern Appalachian Mountains

Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1983
ISBN: 0916838-80-3

Iwanade, Yasuhiko
The History of the Fender Stratocaster

Centerstream Publishing.
Fullerton, CA, 1991

Koch, Martin
Gitarrenbau Konstruktion und Bau von akustischen Stahlsaitengitarren

1.Auflage 1994, ISBN 3-901314-02-4
Sehr detailierte Schritt für Schritt Anleitung für den Bau von akustischen Stahlsaitengitarren. Es wird der Bau einer 6saitigen, 12saitigen, einer Dobro Gitarre und einer akustischen Bassgitarre beschrieben. 204 Fotos und zahlreiche Zeichnungen.
Price: 590,-ATS (11 ATS = 1 USD)
to order: e-mail: koch@kwb.tu-graz.ac.at

Koch, Martin
E-Gitarrenbau - Eine Selbstbauanleitung

- Konstruktion und Bau von Gitarren und Bassgitarren mit massivem Korpus
2. Auflage 1994
ISBN 3-901314-01-6
Price: 390,-ATS (11 ATS = 1 USD)
to order: e-mail: koch@kwb.tu-graz.ac.at

Kummer, Tim
Guitar Trader's Vintage

Guitar Bulletin
The Bold Strummer.
Volumes 1 and 2

Kummer, Tim
Guitar Trader's Vintage

Guitar Bulletin
The Bold Strummer.
Volume 2


Longworth, Mike
Martin Guitars, A History

4 Maples Press Inc.
Minisink Hills, PA, 1988


Mike, Doyle
The Sound of Rock -- A History of Marshall Valve Guitar Amplifiers

The Bold Strummer

Miller, Wade and George Gruhn
"Musical Instruments: Old versus New"

Frets
December 1988, 1988 pp. 12, 17, 32


Minhinnet, Ray and Bob Young
The Story of the Fender Stratocaster
Curves, Contours and Body Horns: A Celebration of the World's Greatest Guitar
GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, 1995
ISBN 0-87930-349-2


Moseley, Willie G.
Classic Guitars U.S.A.
A Primer for the Vintage Guitar Collector
Centerstream Publishing.
Fullerton, CA 92635, 1992
ISBN 0-931759-52-8

Obrecht, Jas
"Straight Talk from Fatdog"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 March, 1989 pp. 18-19

Oldham, Gey
"Import and Export Duties on Musical Instruments in 1660"

Galpin Society Journal
May Vol. XI, 1958


Odate, Toshio
Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use

The Taunton Press, Inc., 1984
ISBN 0-918804-19-1


Petersen, David and Dick Denney
The Vox Story

The Bold Strummer


Pittman, R. Aspen
The Tube Amp Book

Groove Tubes/ GTE Electronics, Groove Tubes Audio. 12866 Foothill Blvd.
Sylmar, CA 91342 Vol. III


Rich, Bill and Rick Nielsen
Guitars of the Stars: Rick Nielsen

Gots Publishing, Ltd. 2140 S. Harvard
Tulsa, OK, 1993


Ritchie, Jean
The Dulcimer Book
Oak Publicaitons, Music Sales Limited, London
33 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023


Robinson, Larry
The Art of Inlay
Contemporary Design & Technique for Musical Instruments, Fine Woodworking & Objets d' Art
Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, CA 1994
ISBN 0-87930-332-8

Rucker, Randy
The Guitar Serial Number Book
for Martin, Guild, Gibson, Fender, Ovation
Waterfall Publishing.
Fort Collins, CO 80524, 1982


Salaman, R.A.
Dictionary of Woodworking Tools
The Taunton Press
1990
ISBN 0-942 391-51-9

Sandmel, Ben
"Sound Investment"

Spirit
May, 1990 pp. 42-56

Schilling, Ed.
"Appraised Value: How Pros Price an Instrument"

Frets
February, 1985 pp. 24-26


Schmidt, Paul William
Acquired of the Angels
The Lives and Works of Master Guitar Makers John D'Angelico and James L. D'Aquisto
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Metuchen, NJ, 1991
ISBN 0-8108-2346-2

Scott, Jay
"Vintage Buyers Go Berserk in Texas"

Guitar World.
July, 1987 pp. 12 - 14


Scott, Jay
'50's Cool: Kay Guitars

Seventh String Press.
Hauppauge, NY, 1992
ISBN 1-880422-01-8


Scott, Jay
'Burst 1958-'60 Sunburst Les Paul

Seventh String Press.
Hauppauge, NY, 1994
ISBN 0-8256-9388-8


Scott, Jay
The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company

Centerstream Publishing.
Fullerton, CA 92635, 1991


Shaughnessy, Mary Alice
Les Paul: An American Original

William Morrow & Co.
New York, NY, 1993

Smith, Richard
"Early Birds: The Sprung Collection"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 July, 1989 pp. 26-29

Smith, Richard
"An Early Fender in Dallas"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 June, 1989 pp. 136 -137


Smith, Richard R.
The History of Rickenbacker Guitars

Centerstream Publishing.
Fullerton, CA, 1987
ISBN 0-931759-15-3


Spielman, Partick
Router Jigs & Techniques

Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., NY
ISBN 0-8069-6694-7 (pkb.)


Torres, Dan
Inside Tube Amps

The Book on Tub Amps Technology
Sparpco Inc., San Mateo CA 94402
1995


Tsumura, Akira
Banjos, The Tsumura Collection

Kodansha International Ltd.
New York, NY, 1984
ISBN 0-87011-605-3


Tsumura, Akira
Guitars, The Tsumura Collection

Kodansha International Ltd.
New York, NY, 1987
ISBN 0-87011-839-0


Tsumura, Akira
One Thousand and One Banjos: The Tsumura Collection

Kodansha International Ltd.
New York, NY, 1993


Turnbull, Harvey
The Guitar From the Renaissance to the Present Day

Charles Scribner's Sons.
New York, NY, 1974
ISBN 0-684-13215-X (cloth)

Turner, Rick
"Sound Investments: The Silber Collection"

Frets
June, 1987 pp. 34 - 37

Van Hoose, Thomas
"The Last of Kalamazoo's Finest: The 50th Anniversary Super 400CES and L-5CES Guitars"

20th Century Guitar
July/August, 1990 pp. 8 - 9

Van Hoose, Thomas
"The Gibson Super 400 Electric Models"

Guitar Trader's Vintage Guitar Bulletin
December, 1983 p. 2

Van Hoose, Thomas
"The Gibson Super 400 Acoustic Models"

Guitar Trader's Vintage Guitar Bulletin
November, 1983 pp. 2 - 3

Van Hoose, Thomas
"The Gibson L-5 Guitar"

Guitar Trader's Vintage Guitar Bulletin
August, 1983 pp. 2 - 4

Van Hoose, Thomas
"The Gibson L-5 Electric Models"

Guitar Trader's Vintage Guitar Bulletin
September, 1983 pp. 2 - 4

Van Hoose, Thomas
"Greater Southwest Guitar Show--13 Years in Dallas and Still Going Strong"

Vintage Guitar
June, 1990 pp. 1, 9, 12


Van Hoose, Thomas A.
The Gibson Super 400
Art of the Fine Guitar
GPI Books, Miller Freeman, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, 1991
ISBN 0-87930-230-5


Watson, Aldren A.
Handtools, Their Ways and Workings

W. W. Norton & Company, NY
1982
ISBN 0-393-01654-4

Wheeler, Tom
"Lone Star Bazaar: Big Guitars, Big Bucks"

Guitar Player
20085 Stevens Creek
Cupertino, CA 95014 January 1990, 15 -16

Wheeler, Tom
American Guitars

Harper Perennial (Harper Collins).
New York, NY 10022, 1990


Wheeler, Tom
American Guitars, an Illustrated History

Harper & Row Publishers.
New York, NY 10022, 1982
ISBN 0-06-014996-5


Wheeler, Tom
The Guitar Book
A Handbook for Electric and Acoustic Guitarists
Harper & Row, Publishers.
New York, NY, 1974
ISBN 0-06014559-5


Whitford, Eldon and David Vinopal and Dan Erlewine
Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars
An Illustrated History and Guide
GPI Books, Miller Freeman Books.
San Francisco, CA 94107, 1994
ISBN 0-87930-297-6


Wittman, Rebecca J.
Brightwork, The Art of Finishing Wood

International Marine Publishing
Camden, ME, 1990

Willcut, Robert J and Ball
The Musical Instrument Collector

The Bold Strummer Ltd. 20 Turkey Hill Circle
Westport, CT 06880


Woodcock, Cyril
Dictionary of Contemporary Violin and Bowmakers

Amati Publishing Ltd., 44 The Lanis Brighton
Sussex, England, 1965




OTHERS

A Survey of Musical Instruments
David and Charles.
Tulsa, OK, 1975


Gibson, Mandolins Guitars and Ukuleles Catalog

Mugwumps, MIH Publications.
1973


Martin String Instruments

Mugwumps, MIH Publications.
Woburn, MA, 1972


Orion Blue Book

Vintage Guitar, published quarterly
Roger Rohrs, Orion Research Corp.
Scottsdale, AZ


The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine, Vintage Instruments Price Guide

Vintage Guitar Magazine.
Bismarck, ND 58507
published annually

Resophonic Echoes Scrapbook
Ed. Beverly King

Madill, OK 73446, 1979


Ferrington Guitars
Ed. Kate Giel

with CD (compact disk), Harper Collins Publisher and Callaway Editions.
1992
ISBN 0-06-099268-9 (CD)


Blue Book of Guitar Values, First Editon
Ed. S. P. Fjestad
Blue Book Publications, Inc.
Mineapolis, MN 55425, 1993
ISBN 0-9625943-2-6

Woodcraft Supply Corp.
Planecraft, Hand Planing by Modern Methods

pub: C&J Hampton Ltd., Sheefield, England
1974

The 1921 Gibson Catalog
Ed. William Ivey

Reprinted by the Country Music Foundation Press.
1973



PERIODICALS / ONLINE MAGAZINES

Continuo
PO Box 327
Hammondsport, NY 14840
bi-monthly, journal of "old music".

Dulcimer Players News
PO Box 2164
Winchester, VA 22601
quarterly; information for players and luthiers

Early Music America
11421 1/2 Bellflower Rd
Cleveland, OH 44106
Historical Performance magazine.

The Strad
PO Box 676
New York City, NY 10101
Monthly, violin family information for players, makers, and historians

Strings Magazine
PO Box 767
San Anselmo, CA 94979
bi-monthly magazine

Experimental Musical Instruments (EMI)
PO Box 784
Nicasio, CA 94946
every other month, Newsletter -- spotlight on unusual instruments.

Fine Woodworking

Guitar Player

Guitar World Online

Just Jazz Guitar

The Soundhole

Vintage Guitar



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