German Jazz Guitars
The Archtop Guitar in Post-War Central Europe
$176.56
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2025
Summary
Most guitarists today think of the USA as the land of the guitar. Classical guitars come from Spain, but rock, jazz, and folk guitars must surely be American? They know the ‘great’ names - Gibson, Epiphone, Fender, Gretsch, Martin. How many of them know that Christian Friedrich Martin was born in Markneukirchen, Germany, in 1796, and emigrated to the USA at the age of thirty-seven?
The Bate Collection is a museum of musical instruments at the University of Oxford and owns a collection…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781916846692 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1916846696 |
| Author: | Cameron Brown, Stefan Lob |
| Publisher: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.68kg |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 289mm x 334mm |
Critics Review
“If there’s anything Cameron Brown doesn’t know about German jazz guitars it’s not worth knowing.” Mark Knopfler”A fascinating area of musical history…dazzling photography…” Jazzwise magazine
Cameron Brown
Cameron Brown is a retired publisher and former merchant bank director with a degree in German. He has also performed as a musician throughout his adult life. In retirement, he moved beyond the M25 where he chairs his local history society and is treasurer of the charity Compassion in Dying.
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