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The main purpose of the family tree is to give a clear picture of the history of the four brass instrument families of cornets, trumpets, trombones and horns. And it does so since the early Middle Age...

In the Early Modern Era, lute making in Füssen played a decisive role in influencing the production of stringed instruments in large parts of Europe. This was possible because of the favourable positi...

Julius Heinrich Zimmermann gründete 1876 in St. Petersburg eine Musikalienhandlung, der bald auch eigene Instrumentenwerkstätten angegliedert wurden. Zimmermann wurde schnell zu einem bedeutenden Lief...

What you have in your hands is a project that was born on the web, we wanted to play with two of our greatest passions, the Beatles and the guitar. The project has been published in twelve episodes un...

These beautiful instruments have long been a favorite with musicians. This book is a history, source book and owner's manual for players and fans which covers the facts and figures necessary for serio...

What instruments brands provide the best value? Are used instruments a good investment? What mouthpiece should beginners use? Single or double horn? Is there a way to make it easier for beginners to p...

With the introduction of the two-pickup 4001 model in 1961, the Rickenbacker bass became a phenomenon. The Beatles's use use of Rickenbacker instruments was pivotal: teen groups everywhere wanted to h...

The holy grail of electric guitars is back for the fourth and final time! The slang term burst has been used to decribe a specific Gibson Les Paul, manufactured from 1958 to 1960. The impact of this g...

In the mid '50s, Ted McCarty, Gibson's new president, set out to further set Gibson apart from Fender. He wanted to create new designs that did not conform to the basic guitar shape. He wanted somethi...

The Complete Guide to the Gibson Mandolins is a definitive source of information about the company that defined the modern mandolin. From the very beginning when Orville H. Gibson built the first carv...

It is now more than 40 years since Mike Longworth published his seminal book on the Martin Guitar Company. It was Mike's book that stirred Greig Hutton's original interest in Martin guitars and it put...

The Guide gathers input from 35 of the world's foremost expert dealers, each of whom brings decades of experience in the business. That's one of the many reasons it's the most-trusted source for value...

Introduced by Gibson in the 1930s, the ES (Electric Spanish) series would transform the role of the guitar in the world of the big bands and jazz groups. With amplification, the guitarist could solo a...

This book takes the reader inside of the company, the factories, the processes, and the thinking, in building the brand name and tradition that Leo Fender started in 1946. A behind-the-scenes look at...

By popular demand, the series continues with some of the greatest photos of these Gibson favorites ever published. Slash and Albert Molinaro join the authors again along with Billy Gibbons' Pretty Wom...

Designed for music professionals and students, this extensive resource is the definitive guide for over 500 instruments, including over 190 world music instruments. Music industry veteran, Robert Born...

The Bass Clarinet: A Personal History by Harry Sparnaay, 258 pages + Online Audio. Third edition. Harry Sparnaay, the bass clarinettist who has been often featured as prominent soloist, launches the m...

The main purpose of the family tree is to give a clear picture of the history of the four brass instrument families of cornets, trumpets, trombones and horns. And it does so since the early Middle Age...

This trilingual dictionary is aimed at all those who deal with brass instruments internationally. I have tried to take into account the terminology of various fields: Musicologists, museum curators, c...

This trilingual dictionary is aimed at all those who deal with brass instruments internationally. I have tried to take into account the terminology of various fields: Musicologists, museum curators, c...

A survey of printed editions and microfilmed manuscripts has revealed hundreds of 18th century Viennese compositions that include the trombone.