German Jazz Guitars: The Archtop Guitar in Post-War Central Europe by Cameron Brown.

We're delighted to announce the publication of German Jazz Guitars: The Archtop Guitar in Post-War Central Europe by Cameron Brown.

"Most guitarists today think of the USA as the land of the guitar. Classical guitars come from Spain but rock, jazz and folk guitars must surely be American? They know the ‘great’ names – Gibson, Epiphone, Fender, Gretsch, Martin but few non-German speakers know that Bohemia and neighbouring Saxony, where Christian Friedrich Martin was born in 1796, produced for over three centuries a massive proportion of the world’s stringed instruments – lutes, fiddles, cellos, double basses and guitars.

Authors Cameron Brown and Stefan Lob are two of the world’s experts on the subject and this book, the first in the English language, is informed by many years of research.

Published in partnership with the Bate Collection, the museum of musical instrument at the University of Oxford, this book shows the complete collection (and more), summarises the socio-political background and the way it led to the decline – and almost the extinction – of what was once the most productive centre of stringed-instrument making in the world, plus a unique guide to help collectors identify the makers of their instruments."

Visit Unicorn Publishing Group’s website for information on how to purchase.