Description
Boutique Acoustics: 160 Years of Hand-Built Guitars tells the history behind the important acoustic guitar makers – some recognizable, some obscure – who all have played a key part in the evolutionof the instrument and the myriad acoustic guitar models we have on the market today. The book covers the birth of the steel-string, the rise ofsmall factories, the advent of “one-man shops,” the origins of various trends in guitar construction – the design of cutaways ; the use of a variety of woods, polishes, and other aesthetic detailing; and the incorporation of high-tech materials, such as carbon fiber andNomex – and more. Makers covered include Ashborn, Bohmann, Bruno, Gibson, Guild, Tilton, Washburn, Martin, Bozo, Gallagher, Ernie Ball, K lein, Taylor, Bourgeois, Tony Yamamoto, Zimnicki, and others. Also included in this lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive guide to every significant US maker, descriptions of the most popular styles, and a detailed reference section about boutique guitar models.