(Book). First published in 2001 and now updated and expanded, History of the American Guitar begins in New York City in the 1830s with the arrival of Christian
The American guitar, that lightweight wooden box with a long neck, hourglass figure, and six metal strings, has evolved over five hundred years of social turmoi
The most widely played musical instrument in the world, the guitar is also the basis of American popular music. From the birth of a daring new musical style--th