"How had the eighteenth-century European classical or Spanish guitar been transformed by the twentieth century into the modern American steel-string flat-top that had taken such a hold of me? I needed to better comprehend the allure, power, and influence of this once little-respected instrument that reshaped twentieth-century music. How had it become the defining instrument of our age, democratizing music making over a dozen decades and influencing not just music but social politics and popular culture?"
"There's something deeply compelling about the look, the feel and the sound of an acoustic guitar. It might come from hearing notes and chords ring out as its strings are played; it might emerge from the contemplation that comes from holding the instrument in your hands and making it sing.There's more to the acoustic guitar than the sounds its produces, however - there's also a complicated, fascinating history."
A guitar collector awaited delivery of two handcrafted instruments and recognized an extreme enthusiasm for acquisition. The collector reflected on how eighteenth-century European classical and Spanish guitars transformed into the twentieth-century American steel-string flat-top. The collector sought to understand the allure, power, and and influence of an instrument once little-respected that later reshaped twentieth-century music. The instrument became defining for an age, democratizing music-making across decades and influencing social politics and popular culture. The collector aimed to connect historical links and trace the geography through which the acoustic guitar traveled.
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