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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


THE EARLY YEARS OF THE LES PAUL LEGACY 1915-1963 by Robb Lawrence, foreword by Les Paul New! A dazzling book! Journey through the career of musical giant, milestone guitarist, and recording innovator Les Paul, and the guitar that bears his name. This lavish book emerged out of the author's years of research, interviews, extensive vintage archives (including original Les Paul/Mary Ford ... 49-330972 $40.00


UKULELE LA METHODE & LE DICO (UKULELE - THE METHOD & THE DICTIONARY) by Cyril LeFebvre New! 2 Book/CD pack. Contains 681-3 & 681-4. Both of Cyril's case-sized books in a money-saving package! The text is entirely in French but the graphics, pictures and old sheet music covers make these books a nostalgic tropical getaway! Both books are 4 1/2" x 10 1/2". Notation, rhythm notaion, ... 681-2 $34.95


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 LANGUAGE OF THE BLUES, FROM ALCORUB TO ZUZU by Debra DeSalvo A witty, ribald, and unparalleled dictionary of blues ..more...
542-135 $16.95


BILL MONROE READER edited by Tom Ewing In this eclectic, richly illustrated reader, former Blue ..more...
542-138 $19.95


MANDOLINS, LIKE SALAMI: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF TWENTIETH CENTURY ITALIAN-AMERICAN MANDOLINISTS, AND A SOCIAL HISTORY OF MANDOLIN ORCHESTRAS, AND BALLO LISCIO REPERTOIRE IN NORTH BEACH, SAN FRANCISCO, AND THE BAY AREA by Sheri Mignano Crawford Artists and traditions come to life via this in-depth read ..more...
659-1 $27.95


ROBERT JOHNSON: LOST AND FOUND by Barry Lee Pearson and Bill McCulloch New! With just forty-one recordings to his credit, Robert Johnson (1911-38) is a giant in the history of blues music. Johnson's vast influence on twentieth-century American music, combined with his mysterious death at the age of twenty-seven, has allowed speculation and myths to obscure the facts ... 75-46 $18.95


SING IT PRETTY, A MEMOIR by Bess Lomax Hawes New! A leader in the development of state and federal programs supporting traditional arts and folk cultures, Bess Lomax Hawes grew up with her father John Lomax and brother Alan in the first family of American folk music. Her compelling account of the folk music boom of the mid-twentieth century ... 75-47 $19.95


SCHIRMER'S COMPLETE RHYMING DICTIONARY by Paul Zollo A must-have for songwriters! 96,000 one-, two- and three- ..more...
01-952250 $24.95


GUERRILLA HOME RECORDING: HOW TO GET GREAT SOUND FROM ANY STUDIO by Karl Coryat Find out how to create great sounding recordings with the ..more...
49-331286 $22.95


THE FRUSTRATED SONGWRITER'S HANDBOOK - A RADICAL GUIDE TO CUTTING LOOSE, OVERCOMING BLOCKS, & WRITING THE BEST SONGS OF YOUR LIFE by Karl Coryat & Nicholas Dobson Stop pulling out your hair and crumpling up paper! Whether ..more... - on order, expected arrival date 05/16/08
49-331412 $19.95


THE HAL LEONARD RECORDING METHOD - BOOK ONE: MICROPHONES & MIXERS by Bill Gibson Book/DVD pack. This professional recording method takes you ..more...
49-331773 $39.95


CLAPTON: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Eric Clapton The legendary rock musician and influential guitarist ..more...
542-182 $26.00


THE GUITARIST'S TABLATURE BOOK by Peter Vogl Ample pages of large tablature and chord diagrams - easy to ..more... - on order, expected arrival date 05/19/08
56-19 $5.95


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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