Custom Guitars: A Complete Guide to Contemporary Handcrafted Guitars.

String Letter Publishing, (2000). Quarto, softbound (slick, full-color photo. illus. stiff wrappers), 151 pp. Fine. From lower cover: Ours is the new Golden Age of Lutherie -- a time of unprecedented innovation in guitar design and unparalleled accomplishment in guitar construction. What makes this Golden Age all the more remarkable is that today’s custom guitars are well within the financial reach of many players, not only collectors and connoisseurs. Custom Guitars is the only reference work to document this remarkable era, in both words and stunning pictures, and to introduce guitarists and guitar enthusiasts to the remarkable craftsmen and women who design and build these instruments. For all enthusiasts of the artistry of handcrafted acoustic guitars. Lavishly illustrated with more than 200 full-color plates of custom guitars. Profiles of 200 leading guitar designers and builders, including complete contact information. An indespensable visual reference when considering the purchase of a custom guitar. From the publishers of Acoustic Guitar magazine. (Inventory #: 51711bd)