Books : Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars: 11th Edition
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9781886768741
ISBN: 1886768749
Label: Blue Book Publications
Manufacturer: Blue Book Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 750
Publication Date: November 15, 2007
Publisher: Blue Book Publications
Sales Rank: 241464
Studio: Blue Book Publications
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If you re looking for a single publication with the most complete information and up-to-date pricing on thousands of acoustic and acoustic-electric models, this newest 11th Edition Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars is the only book for you. Completely revised, this newest edition is packed full of the following features and benefits: Expanded to over 700 pages, over 800 acoustic guitar manufacturers, trademarks, and luthiers are identified and described, including hundreds of B&W images. Includes complete information on almost all new makes/models and vintage acoustic guitars. Pricing has been extensively revised, including up-to-date values on vintage instruments. Serialization charts/listings have been updated, allowing you to determine the year of manufacture and production totals on many popular makes/models. A completely updated Trademark Index provides you with the contact information on almost all current manufacturers and luthiers.
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Just the best book for anyone with G.A.S.(Guitar acquisition syndrome) Has the price for a variety of conditions for most of the acoustic guitars out there. Excellent!
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When I tried to look up several models of Alvarez Yairi listed on EBay, none of them were in the book.
When I wanted to determine the value of my Dauphin classical guitar (for which there are plenty of references on the Web), it wasn't there.
Clearly, while it is good for what it is, its applications are limited
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This is my first book on guitar prices. I bought it hoping that I would learn more about vintage prices and model availability.
It is a thick and heavy book. Paper quality is average. Also there are little pictures considering the amount of models listed. For some models (which are very special) I would have liked to see a picture.
I checked a few non-Martin brands and found that a lot is still missing. Gurian is only described very short, one price is given for all models (which is just nuts because they had simple mahogany models up to BRW models or very limited classical guitar models). Hanika (a very good German builder with a similar production size as Lowden) is not included.
I noticed very quickly already that the suggested (Martin) prices are very related to the American market. So it makes it a little harder to use it for the European market. I think that assuming 1 USD = 1 Euro comes closer to European prices for the higher end models. For the lower end models (or models which are less collectable or not so interesting) I would say European prices are twice as high as indicated (so let's say 1 USD = 1.5 Euro). Just my thoughts.
Back to the book itself: I have looked up numerous Martin models and found it very hard sometimes to find them. The Martin chapter has been divided into the usual series (like Special Edition or Golden Era), but that means for instance that the original OM-28 and the recent OM-28V are listed together but the ... Read More
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