Bohemian Jazz Guitars Tribute: The Unknown Story of Czechoslovak Jazz Guitars

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Discover the remarkable story of Czechoslovak jazz guitars from Luby

In the 30s of the 20th century, it represented Czechoslovak Schönbach (today's Luby), the most important production center jazz guitars in Central Europe. The Bohemian Jazz Guitars Tribute project maps the history of their production and the life stories of their creators.

This epic Czech-English publication on jazz guitar production in West Bohemia summarizes more than 20 years of research efforts by Tomáš Dvořák and Marek Rejhon.

  • history of musical instrument production in West Bohemia
  • production of jazz guitars in interwar Czechoslovakia
  • Impact of political changes on the nature of post-war production
  • the most important masters of the craft (Anton Mettal, Franz Hirsch, Alfred Bräuer and others)
  • Construction specifics of guitars
  • Detailed presentation of more than 40 instruments from standardized production to unique masterpieces

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