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11) Guitars
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32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that not everything is made with machines? In fact, many musical instruments--even guitars--are made by hand. In this book you'll meet business owner Meredith Coloma, who is so passionate about guitars, she learned how to make them by hand." -- Page [4] of cover.
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1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
"We begin with acoustic techniques like strumming, finger picking, acoustic slapping and soloing. The instructor introduces you to the world of song writing by showing you how to put chords together to form progressions."-- Provided by publisher.
17) The birth of loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the guitar-pioneering rivalry that shaped rock 'n' roll
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ix, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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A riveting saga in the history of rock 'n' roll: the decades-long rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified sound--Leo Fender and Les Paul--and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built.
"In the years after World War II, music was evolving from big-band jazz into the primordial elements of rock 'n' roll--and these louder styles...
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