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Well i am heading out for vacations to sunny St. Martin for a week and was hoping to have Ervin Somogyi's book to "chill" on the beach with, but it doesn't look like they will be out until July. I'm leaving in June. I am looking for some suggestions for a good book for the trip

I have run across this http://www.ukuleles.com/LBLBook/TOC.html
and this http://www.amazon.com/Claptons-Guitar-W ... 0743266358
any other suggestions?

Thanks
Richard

Hah .... LOL.... 20 years ago on my honeymoon I was lounging in Cancun for 2 weeks with Cumpiano, and Pittman's Tube Amp book Vol-4 !!!!!

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I have the claptons guitar book. It was very enjoyable.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" / Harper Lee

Guitar Related?
How about this:
Antonio de Torres, guitar maker By José L. Romanillos, Julian Bream, Marian Harris
http://books.google.com/books?id=EOMU8U ... lt#PPP1,M1

Richard, sounds like a fine vacation you have coming up!

Any of the GAL's Big Red Books would be my recommendation if you do not already have them. Here's the link: http://luth.org/books/book.htm

Enjoy, Andrew

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My favorite is Acquired of the Angels. It is a biography of DeAngelico and DeAquisto.

Another fun and instructive read is the achtop building book by Robert Benedetto.

I recently read The Violin Maker a book following the building of a violin by Sam Zygmuntowicz, this is not a how to book but is somewhat like Clapton's guitar as it follows the build, it also has interesting info on the Strad era fiddles.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2007-04-18-violin-maker_n.htm

Fred

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I also read The Violin Maker and found it very interesting. Seems kind of sad that the only way those guys can get good money for their violins is to make them look they were made 300 years ago.
Walter

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I can see. All that I do or say, is all I ever will be"
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Hi:

>>Seems kind of sad that the only way those guys can get good money for their violins is to make them look they were made 300 years ago.<<

Or: Come up with a better violin! Apparently, it hasn't happened yet, or at least not one the players - or buyers - like better . . .

I like the fact that with all today's computer analysis of sound, and high tech engineering, the old way is still best. Cumpiano says something along these lines too I remember . . .

I too liked the Wayne Henderson build book (Clapton's Guitar). I know the guy a little bit, and he is very much as described . . .

David