Dangerous Curves: The Art of the Guitar
| About/Subject | Guitar |
| Foreword by | Lenny Kaye |
| Photography | Carl Tremblay |
| Publisher | MFA Publications |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Ed Marquand |
| Contributor | Malcolm Rogers, Gaspar Sanz, Julian Bream, Doc Watson, Leo Kottke, David Bromberg, Marc Ribot, John Williams (2), John Fahey, Chrissie Hynde, Les Paul, Keith Richards, John Lee Hooker, Pete Townshend, John Hiatt, Andrés Segovia, Ani DiFranco, Chuck Berry, Lucinda Williams, Adrian Belew, Luis de Briçeño, Bonnie Raitt |
| Format | Soft cover |
| Language | English |
| Location | Boston |
| Copyright | 2000 |
| Pages / Font | 223 pages |
| ISBN | 0-87846-485-9 |
| Barcode | 9 780878 464852 |
| EAN 5 | 52995 |
| Price | $29,95 |
| Chapters | Contents Director's Statement : 7 Acknowledgements : 9 Preface : 11 Foreword By Lenny Kaye : 13 Baroque Guitars : 23 Early Six-String Guitars : 35 Lyre Guitars And Other Hybrids : 51 The Modern Classical And Flamenco Guitar : 61 Turn-Of-The-Century Guitars : 67 Harp Guitars : 77 Flat-Top Guitars : 89 Arch-Top Guitars : 97 Hawaiian, Resonator, And Lap Steel Guitars : 107 The 1950s : 123 The 1960s : 143 New Materials : 155 The 1970s : 169 Minimalism : 175 The 1980s : 183 Customization : 191 The 1990s : 205 Glossary : 218 Checklist : 220 For Further Reading : 224 |
| Notes | Dangerous Curves presents 400 years of guitar design and history, from ornamental Italian and French models of the seventeenth century to the five-neck electric used by the hardrock band Cheap Trick. The 180 fullcolor photographs by Carl Tremblay show this most versatile and enduring of musical instruments in all its shapes, sizes, and mutations: jazz behemoths to minimalist "sticks"; guitars shaped like bells, frying pans, rocket ships, Cubist sculptures, and functioning crutches; guitars made of chrome steel, aluminium, plastic, graphite, and fiberglass; guitars that stand on pedestals, sit on laps, fit into backpacks, or inflate. The book features 110 such guitars, each accompanied by a brief discussion of its history and manufacture, while the introductory essay by music historian and guitarist Lenny Kaye places the guitar in context as one of the most potent cultural icons of our time. Included throughout are comments - a number of them written specifically for this book - by some two dozen notable modern guitarists, including Julian Bream, Bonnie Raitt, Pete Townshend, Lucinda Williams, Adrian Belew, Ani Di Franco, and Leo Kottke, which provide a more personal view of the guitar and its music. Published in conjunction with a major exhibit at the Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, Dangerous Curves is an essential work for anyone who has ever experienced the insistent, sometimes troubling, always powerful seduction of a beautifully fashioned and well-played guitar. |
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