Guitarmaking, tradition and technology 1993 edition. Discover book depositorys huge selection of william r cumpiano books online. Guitarmaking, tradition and technology open library. William richard cumpiano april 30, 1945 is a worldrenowned authority on the making of stringed musical instruments who is also renowned for his writing and teaching of the art of luthiery. William cumpiano has made fretted stringed instruments of unexcelled quality, by hand, for almost five decades. He has been involved in the preservation and understanding of the fading musical and musicalcraft traditions of his native island of puerto rico.
Natelson, william cumpiano, jonathan solomon, jonathan natelson. Tradition and technology a complete reference for the design and construction of the steelstring folk guitar and the classical guitar by jonathan d. Solomon, william cumpiano snippet view 1994 guitarmaking, tradition and technology. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the united states patent and trademark office uspto. Hailed by guitar player magazine as perhaps the finest book on guitars ever. William cumpiano stringed instrument maker, teacher, author and coordinator of the puerto rican cuatro project northampton, massachusetts 182 connections. Guitarmaking tradition and technology hardcover january 1, 1987 by william r and jonathan d natelson cumpiano author 4. Solomon, william cumpiano chronicle books, feb 1, 1994 music 392 pages. Hailed by guitar player magazine as perhaps the finest book on guitars ever produced, and by booklist as a rolls royce of construction guidebooks, this. Partner in writing publishing of guitarmaking textbook. They are busy working on a second edition that hopefully will come out soon. Guitarmaking william r cumplano, jonathan d natelson. It looks like we dont have any biography for william cumpiano yet be the first to contribute. Cumpiano is a master guitarmaker and teacher of instrument building.
A complete reference for the design and construction of the steelstring folk guitar and the classical guitar by william r cumpiano online at alibris. Cumpiano has been a professional handcrafter of concertquality guitars, building instruments in the american, european and latinamerican traditions. Cofounder of instrument makers collaborative consisting of three guitarmakers. Cumpiano has filed for patents to protect the following inventions.
Since completing his apprenticeship in 1972, william cumpiano has created hundreds of individuallycrafted guitars and other stringed instruments in the european, north american and latin american traditions. William cumpiano and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Clyde herlitz everything you need to know about guitar making including the preparation and planning, soundboard bracing, assembly, fingerboards, finishing and much more. William cumpiano and jonathan natelsons book on building an acoustic steel string guitar and classical guitars is by no means dated unless you consider the. Hailed by guitar player magazine as perhaps the finest book on guitars. This book has been called the bible of guitar making by many and although it shows some signs of age, the concept and execution are brilliant. William cumpiano and i met in 1964 at pratt institute in brooklyn, n.
William cumpiano 1916 william cumpiano in ellis island and other new york passenger lists, 18201957 william cumpiano was born circa 1916, at birth place. Booktopia has guitarmaking, tradition and technology a complete. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. We will be following the first book by william cumpiano and jon natelson, guitarmaking. Cumpianos book can be approached as both a comprehensively. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Our forty year friendship has been sustained by mutual respect and admiration. Cumpiano published what has become the standard textbook of the trade, guitarmaking. William cumpiano and jonathan natelsons book on building an acoustic steel string guitar and classical guitars is by no means dated unless you consider the time it was published.
See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Tradition and technology guitar reference 9780811806404 by jonathan natelson. Tradition and technologys first edition is dated 1985 and at this writing, it is now well into its fourteenth or fifteenth edition. Tradition and technology hailed by guitar player magazine as perhaps the finest book on guitars ever produced, and by booklist as a rolls. Nowhere have i found information on building guitars as complete as in this fine publication. Over 450 photographs, drawings, and diagrams reveal in exquisite detail the hows, whys, and. William cumpiano presents a step by step tutorial on how to build either a classical or steel string guitar, from scratch. Guitarmaking, tradition and technology by william r.
William cumpiano historical records and family trees. There are ample black and white photos throughout, though it is the insightful overviews that will grab your attention. William cumpiano is a widelyrecognized master of his craft, and a teacher besides. The book is a detailed description of the two authors techniquesmine and luthierlawyer jon natelsonsat the time of its composition. Hailed by guitar player magazine as perhaps the finest book on guitars ever produced, and by booklist as a rolls royce of construction guidebooks, this impressive volume is the first book of its kind to describe in depth how both steelstring and classical guitars are actually designed and built. Our guitarmaking textbook cumpianoguitarmaker william. Guitarmaking, tradition and technology a complete reference for.
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