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Chris Knutsen:
From Harp Guitars to the New Hawaiian Family by George T. Noe
& Daniel Most
190 pages, paper In Stock |
The ground-breaking book begins with Knutsen's life in the 1890s in Port Townsend at about the time of his harp guitar patent applications and follows his life and the development of his instruments in Port Townsend, Tacoma, Seattle and Los Angeles, and his influence on other luthiers, until his death in Los Angeles in 1930. Chris Knutsen has been possibly the most unappreciated luthier of his era. His contributions to, and influence on, the development of the Hawaiian steel guitar, in particular, have been largely overshadowed by those who came after him, both then and now. He was the first mainland luthier to build instruments specifically designed to be played in the style used and taught by Hawaiian musicians. More >>> |
$39.95 |
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The
Larsons' Creations: Guitars & Mandolins - Centennial Edition Softcover, 280 pages, with
CD |
Book with CD. An account of two brothers who were premier producers of stringed instruments in the early part of this century. Swedish immigrants Carl and August Larson made instruments under the brand names of Maurer, Prairie State, Euphonon, W.J. Dyer & Bro., Wm. C. Stahl, WLS, and their own name, and their highly collectible creations are considered today to be some of the finest ever made. Lovingly researched and written by Robert Hartman, the grandson of Carl Larson, this updated edition contains a wealth of information: the stories behind each brand name, serial numbers, construction techniques, lots more; reprints of classic advertisements and catalogs, historical photos, tons of photos of guitars, mandolins, ukuleles and harp guitars (many more spectacular instruments than in the previous edition), plus 32 pages of full-color photos. The 31 track CD features 11 different artists, including Muriel Anderson, Stephen Bennett, Stacy Hobbs, Jim Kanas and Gregg Miner performing on harp guitars, plus a mandolin orchestra playing Larsons instruments and a special unreleased track of Jimi Hendrix playing a Stahl guitar! More >>> | $44.95
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The Larsons'
Creations by Robert C. Hartman
208 pages, paper with CD In Stock |
Book with CD. Hartman's previous edition is now out-of-print. Only a few copies left. Includes 16 pages of classic Larson creations in full color. A must read for dealers, collectors, players, luthiers, and students who are interested in the ultra rare, best guitars made in the first half of the 20th century (including many harp guitars). This book provides a greater insight to the spectrum of the lives and careers of August and Carl Larson, instrument builders extraordinaire. The book includes a free Muriel Anderson CD (featuring a Dyer harp guitar on 1 track)! |
$29.95 | |
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With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage
Guitars by
Jonathan Kellerman
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Not only one of the most beautiful, but one of the most personal guitar collection books you'll ever find. The full-color, 368-page feast measures a whopping 12.3 x 10.4 x 1.3 inches. Famed mystery novelist Jonathan Kellerman writes, paints, and plays guitar - and he's got a few. He only collects what can be played and only those instruments that sound great. Harp guitar fans will find several Knutsens (mostly steels and harp-steels) plus harp mandolins and a harp uke. Great instruments, great writing! Signed by the Author! | $74.95 | |
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The Hawaiian
Guitar - The Tony Ku Collection by Isami Uchizaki
133 pages, paper Out of Print |
What
do Hawaiian Guitars have to do with Harp Guitars? Mainly, the
shared history through the career of pioneer Chris Knutsen, who invented
the American hollow-arm harp guitar and later, steel guitars that would
evolve into the "Weissenborn style." This book features
13 rare Knutsens, including four of his Harp Steel Guitars.
English text and Limited to only 1000 copies! |
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Vintage
Ukuleles - The Tony Ku
Collection by Isami Uchizaki
207 pages, paper Out of Print |
Like
the above, this book of wonderful, rare ukuleles includes Knutsen
instruments - in this case, four (including 3 harp versions).
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The Lute in Europe 2: Lutes, Guitars, Mandolins, and Citterns by Andreas Schlegel & Joachim Lüdtke In Stock |
The long-awaited new edition of The Lute in Europe is here! Greatly expanded, the new hardcover features 447 pages and 150 full color photos - an inch and a half thick! Along with historical lutes, there is coverage on early medieval instruments, guitars, mandolins and citterns (and even a harp guitar or two...). |
$54.95 | |
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Luigi
Mozzani: Life and Works by Giovanni Intelisano with
Lorenzo Frignani 365+ pages, 8-3/4" x 13", paper, with CD and blueprint In Stock |
BACK IN STOCK! The spectacular, long-awaited "re-print" of the Mozzani book! Except - it's almost all new, and this time in both Italian and English! One of the most important figures in the history, music and culture of the harp guitar, Luigi Mozzani's work staggers the imagination. Not just for harp guitar or chitarra-lyra fans, every serious guitar aficionado will want this book! Extra-large format, over 360 pages, with nearly every page in color!!! Can I add any more exclamation points? Yes! - it even includes full size plans of Mozzani's personal harp guitar and a first-ever CD release featuring his rare recordings!!!!!!! |
$170 (shipping included for U.S. customers) | |
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Ivan Padovec (1800-1873) and His Age Edited by Vjera Katalinić – Sanja Majer-Bobetko 400+ pages, 7 x 9-1/2", paper In Stock |
A MUST-HAVE FOR ALL GUITAR HISTORIANS! Presents the life, times and music of Ivan Padovec - no stranger to Early Romantic guitar players and scholars, but little known (until now) to the rest of us. Articles are in Croatian with summaries in English, and one in English with summary in Croatian. Of particular interest to harp guitar researchers and historical guitar scholars is Alex Timmerman's exhaustive English chapter titled "Guitars with Extra Bass Strings. Johann Georg Stauffer, His Son Johann Anton Stauffer and Their Contemporaries." In his 50 pages plus 41 pages of photographs (the majority in full color) he provides a remarkable investigation into European bass-guitars (harp guitars). |
$59.95 | |
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A Luthier's Alphabet of
Imaginary Instruments Woodcuts and Poems by Fred Carlson Out of Stock |
It's
Inventive Harp Guitar Builder meets Dr. Seuss! |
Out of Stock |
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Berwald, Bill Dutcher, Gregg Miner, Pasquale Taraffo |
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