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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 3 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | This history of the banjo is a second edition of a publication originally published to coincide with a groundbreaking exhibition of the same name at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum. Includes information on the instrument's enduring popularity, the banjo makers of Boston, instruments from the exhibition, a glossary and bibliography of the banjo, and more. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Robert Lloyd Webb | | Paperback: | 101 pages | | Publisher: | Centerstream Publications | | Publication Date: | June 01, 1996 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1574240161 | | Product Length: | 11.48 inches | | Product Width: | 6.54 inches | | Product Height: | 0.34 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.67 pounds | | Package Length: | 11.3 inches | | Package Width: | 6.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 3 reviews |
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| | Features | Published by Centerstream Publications 101 PagesThe Banjo in America from Folklore to Factory by Robert Lloyd WebbAuthor: Robert Lloyd Webb
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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 History? Well, not quite... Jun 08, 1999
I bought this book hoping it would be more of a textual history of the banjo in America -- its development, construction, artistry, and unique place in American history. This book is NOT a history of the banjo per se; it's the companion book to a museum exhibit that ran at MIT a number of years ago. As such, it does a competent job giving a very general overview of the history of the banjo -- without much detail -- with numbing descriptions of the banjo manufacturers featured in the exhibit. I'm sure it would've done the trick nicely for the exhibit, but there's not much meat for the bone if you're looking for a more comprehensive book. Nice pictures, though.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent resource for vintage banjo lovers Apr 04, 2000
By Hank Schwartz
"banjo & SciFi"
Among the very few available resources on early banjos I rank this book very highly.Essentially the catalog of the 1984 banjo exhibition at the MIT Museum, it presents Webb's informative and highly readable brief history of the banjo, and more. I love looking at the excellent photographs of early players, ephemera and banjos from the exhibition, but my favorite part of the book by far is Jim Bollman's information packed section entitled "The Banjomakers of Boston". This book has proven a reliable and surprisingly complete compilation of hard to find information. I highly recommend it to banjo collectors, historians, players of vintage banjos and anybody interested in the story of "America's instrument" and how it came to be.
Must read. Jul 09, 1998
By Tyger Brand Banjos (tysupancic@loop.com)
Originally published in connection to an art show, this is a great overview of the artistic endeavors of the Boston area banjo manufacturers. Many beautiful illustrations and much information.
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