The Mandolin: A History

McDonald, Graham

ISBN 10: 0980476275 / ISBN 13: 9780980476279

Editore: Graham McDonald Stringed Instruments, 2016

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Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: The Mandolin: A History
• Editore: Graham McDonald Stringed Instruments
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0980476275
• ISBN 13: 9780980476279
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: good

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Riassunto

The mandolin is a fascinating and diverse musical instrument that spans across centuries and continents. With photographs and in-depth details, this book traces the history of the mandolin and its family that can be found around the world. There are detailed stories that tell who, where, why, and how each beautiful piece was made. Included are chapters such as &;The American Mandolin,&; &;Gibson,&; &;The Middle Ages & Renaissance,&; and &;Spain, Portugal & Beyond.&;

Informazioni sull?autore

Graham McDonald has been building mandolins, bouzoukis and other stringed instruments for more than 30 years. He is the author of The Bouzouki Book, on building Irish bouzoukis and citterns and The Mandolin Project, a manual for building four styles of mandolin. He lives in Canberra, Australia.