In the late 1920s, shortly after the first jazz guitars appeared in Europe, masters in Schönbach, Czechoslovakia - the traditional centre of violin making - began to experiment with their production. Before long, Schönbach became the most important centre of jazz guitar manufacturing in Central Europe. The twists and turns of history and the forced departure of many of the German masters to Bavaria gradually stifled the successful development of the industry. Nevertheless, high quality jazz guitars were produced in the town (after the war renamed Luby) until the mid-1960s. This publication describes the production of jazz guitars in Western Bohemia and the historical context. In so doing, it introduces the lives of the most important instrument makers and presents an overview of their production from 1932–1965. The book is accompanied by musical recordings of Czechoslovak-period hit songs, performed on more than forty restored instruments.
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- publisher: Halda, z. s.
- 210 x 280 mm, 364 stran
