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BANJOS: THE TSUMURA COLLECTION, THE RED BOOK by Akira Tsumura A rare find! The very first banjo book by Akira Tsumura, published in 1984, with the Japanese supplement and slipcover not before available in the USA edition. These are first edition, all color books with a red slipcover featuring some of the finest banjos in the world. 376-4 $250.00


MILLION DOLLAR BASH - BOB DYLAN, THE BAND, AND THE BASEMENT TAPES by Sid Griffin Tells for the first time the whole story of the Basement ..more...
49-331760 $19.95


HE WAS SINGIN' THIS SONG by Jim Bob Tinsley, with forewords by Gene Autry, Douglas B. Green and S. Omar Barker Book/CD pack. This lovingly researched book is a musical, ..more...
49-491133 $35.00


THE ROAD TO ROBERT JOHNSON - THE GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF BLUES IN THE DELTA FROM THE LATE 1800s THROUGH 1938 by Edward Komara A long-awaited and well-researched book that makes a ..more...
49-695388 $14.95


THE GUITAR PLAYER BOOK: ARTISTS, HISTORY, STYLES, TECHNIQUE, AND GEAR by Mike Molenda, foreword by Les Paul An encyclopedic reference for guitarists. Includes valuable ..more...
542-132 $24.95


TRUE TO THE ROOTS: AMERICANA MUSIC REVEALED by Monte Dutton Americana is a meld of country, rock & folk. You don't hear ..more...
542-188 $24.95


THE MANDOLIN PROJECT by Graham McDonald New! A workshop manual that guides you through the construction of four mandolins with different styles of construction: a flat-top/flat-back, a bent-top/flat-back, a Celtic carved-top/flat-back, and a fully carved A style. Includes plans for for all major components and is comprehensively ... 704-1 $37.50


MUSIC MAKES YOUR CHILD SMARTER by Philip Sheppard Book/CD pack. Immediately the author makes three ..more...
01-951689 $22.95


SIDE SPLITTERS by Alex Usher New! A mammoth collection of more than 125 funny songs, mostly in the folk tradition, interlaced with a multitude of parodies, jokes, recitations and sayings collected by the author over a lifetime of performing. Each song has complete lyrics, melody line and suggested accompaniment chords. ... 02-20676 $14.95


BEST OF GRAM PARSONS New! nked among the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" by Rolling Stone, this legendary country-rock guitarist played with The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, among others. 14 songs from Parsons' tragically short career are included here: "Blue Eyes," "Brass Buttons," "Christine's Tune," ... 49-501004 $16.95


HOW TO YODEL: LESSONS TO TICKLE YOUR TONSILS by Wylie Gustafson, Robert Paul Payne Book/CD set. Lessons, tips, techniques, and music needed to ..more...
542-183 $9.95


RICHARD AND LINDA THOMPSON'S SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS by Hayden Childs New! Focuses on the personal history driving the songs on the album "Shoot Out The Lights," the last album Richard & Linda recorded as husband and wife. Covers the recording difficulties, and the subsequent fall-out. Childs interviews both Richard and Linda, their son Teddy, Joe Boyd, Marin Carthy, ... 542-191 $10.95


FOR ME AND MY GAL New! From the Kani-Ka-Pila Klip collection. Great artwork from the original sheet music on front, the lyrics, chords and chord charts (GCEA tuning) on the back. 4.75 by 6.5 inches. 708-33 $3.00


SHINE ON HARVEST MOON New! From the Kani-Ka-Pila Klip collection. Great artwork from the original sheet music on front, the lyrics, chords and chord charts (GCEA tuning) on the back. 4.75 by 6.5 inches. 708-35 $3.00


UKULELE/GUITAR CHORD MINDER New! Quartersize laminated handy chart with chord frames for uke & 6-string guitar. Comes with a black wet erase pen to mark your chords, then erase & reuse! Designed to be used with the Kani-Ka-Pila uke Klip. 708-7 $5.99


Elderly Instruments stocks thousands of how-to-play book titles for a wide variety of fretted and stringed instruments. For a printed listing please feel free to sign up for a free mail order catalog. Our mail order department in Lansing, Michigan (USA) can be reached at 517-372-7890 Monday - Friday, 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm Eastern USA time zone. Or fax us at 517-372-5155 .
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