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I am a longtime fan of the telecaster and I’m aware of a couple in-depth books covering the history, development, and minutiae of the Telecaster. Is there a similar book that shows the landscape of various archtop designs, brands, and developments over time?
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06-11-2021 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by markesquire
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There is a book on D'Angelico & D'Aquisto called Acquired of the Angels. Excellent.
There's also one on the ES-175 and another on the L-5, I believe, both by the author of the histories of the Tele and the Strat IIRC.
There was one covering the history of Gibson archtops, haven't seen it in 25 years.
I'm reading Epiphone the House of Stathopoulo now; very detailed.
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Adrian Ingram has made a book about ES-175 and L-5. Some say that there is inaccuracies but the details are easily found from internet. I have the ES-175 book and have enjoyed it a lot.
Julius Bellson's The Gibson Story is not exactly an archtop book, but very interesting story about Gibson company's first decades seen from inside. Copy of book is for sale here and there but it has been downloadable in pdf format too. I have it downloaded, but I don't remember where I found it and can't find the source now.
And yes, Julius Bellson was an uncle of the drummer Louis Bellson!
Of course there is more books: [COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)]The Gibson Super 400: Art of the Fine Guitar, [/COLOR][COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)]VanHoose, Thomas. San Francisco: GPI Books, 1991.
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In addition to the ones mentioned above, the Guild Guitar book by Hans Moust also is an excellent read, certainly recommended
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Not so much history but really great book. Recommended.
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This one isn't bad either.......no affiliation w/ seller etc etc......
I saw it available now in paperback, but I'd try to find the hardcover, just because there's some good photography.
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Bob Benedetto's Making a Archtop Guitar gives lots of insight into the instruments.
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Originally Posted by markesquire
There is no shortage of brand-specific books, as mentioned above.
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I've learned a great deal from Tom van Hoose's "The Art Of Jazz Guitar" where he goes on about the history and development of the Gibson Super-400 models in exhausting detail. The L5, the Emperor and a few other models are also mentioned. Very informative and well illustrated book, NO MOJO what-so-ever, just facts.
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I recently sold all my guitar books. So 20th century. The Chinery book comes close but will cost $$$. Spend some quality time at guitarhq.com, and the previously sold section at archtop.com. That and a half dozen bad purchases of vintage archtops will qualify you as an expert in this peanut gallery.
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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
They have been Christmas presents for my most dedicated archtop playing friends since. It's even got a gallery worthy photo of the D'Angelico owned by Pete Townsend.
I heard that Tsumura, a pharm tycoon in Japan had come upon hard times at some point and sold off much of this collection. So this publication does mark a high point in the convergence of some of the greatest guitars in the world, never to be reunited again.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
Grant Green, What is This Thing
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