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010 a| 2003004079;

020 a| 0807828017 (cloth : alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o51752997;

035 a| (OCoLC)51752997;

040 a| DLCc| DLCd| C#Pd| UtOrBLW;

042 a| pcc;

049 a| EREMa| NPEE;

050 00 a| ML424.M275b| G8 2003;

082 00 a| 787.87/19732| 21;

092 a| 787.87b| M36g;

100 1 a| Gura, Philip F.,d| 1950-=| ^A128218;

245 10 a| C.F. Martin & his guitars, 1796-1873 /c| Philip F. Gura.;

246 18 a| C.F. Martin and his guitars, 1796-1873;

300 a| xix, 250 pages, 80 pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 29 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-234) and index.;

505 0 a| Guitarmania -- C.F. Martin in New York City, 1833-1839 -- Nazareth, Pennsylvania, 1839-1855 -- Ashborn, Tilton, and the Battle for New York, 1852-1861 -- Ensuring the legacy, 1857-1873.;

520 a| This book chronicles the career of Christian Frederick Martin from his humble start as an importer and repairman of musical instruments in New York City in the 1830s through his move to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and the founding of C.F. Martin & Company. The author is the first historian to thoroughly study the Martin company records dating back to the 1830s: letters, account books, inventories, and other documents. Using this rich archive, he establishes how a German immigrant from Saxony's guild tradition became the finest American guitar maker of his time and created a uniquely American business that successfully eclipsed its competition.;

600 10 a| Martin, C. F.q| (Christian Frederick),d| 1796-1873.=| ^A561097;

610 20 a| C.F. Martin & Co.=| ^A561096;

650 0 a| Guitar makersz| United States.=| ^A837516;

830 0 a| H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series.=| ^A402585;

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596 a| 2 3;

998 a| 921519;

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C.F. Martin & his guitars, 1796-1873 / Philip F. Gura.

Author/creator	Gura, Philip F., 1950-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chapell Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2003.
Description	xix, 250 pages, 80 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Subjects	Martin, C. F. (Christian Frederick), 1796-1873. C.F. Martin & Co. Guitar makers--United States.

Spine title	C.F. Martin and his guitars, 1796-1873
Series	H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series. ^A402585
Contents	Guitarmania -- C.F. Martin in New York City, 1833-1839 -- Nazareth, Pennsylvania, 1839-1855 -- Ashborn, Tilton, and the Battle for New York, 1852-1861 -- Ensuring the legacy, 1857-1873.
Abstract	This book chronicles the career of Christian Frederick Martin from his humble start as an importer and repairman of musical instruments in New York City in the 1830s through his move to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and the founding of C.F. Martin & Company. The author is the first historian to thoroughly study the Martin company records dating back to the 1830s: letters, account books, inventories, and other documents. Using this rich archive, he establishes how a German immigrant from Saxony's guild tradition became the finest American guitar maker of his time and created a uniquely American business that successfully eclipsed its competition.
Local note	Little-340401--305131047582$
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-234) and index.
LCCN	2003004079
ISBN	0807828017 (cloth : alk. paper)

C.F. Martin & his guitars, 1796-1873 / Philip F. Gura.

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