The Viennese guitar and its influence in North America : form, use, stringing, and social associations

This thesis evaluates the technological developments of the nineteenth-century guitar that provided the basis for the emergence of the steel-strung instrument. It investigates changing use, cultural significance, and shifts in social association during this period. It maps and characterises Georg St...

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Main Author: Pyall, Nicholas
Published: London Metropolitan University 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.639416