Paul William Schmidt, Acquired of the Angels : The lives and works of master guitar makers John D’Angelico and James L. Jay Scott, The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company, 1992 Jay Scott, ’50’s : Cool Kay Guitars, 1992 Ron Rothman, Harmony, The People’s Guitar, 2008 Wim Markenhof, “Egmond” Gitaarfabriek in Nederland, 2009 Jonathan Kellerman, With strings attached, 2008 Richard Johnston & Dick Boak, Martin Guitars : A Technical Reference, 2009 Robert Carl Hartman, The Larsons’Creations, 2007Īdrian Ingram, The Gibson L5, its history and players, 1997įranz Jahnel, Die Gitarre und ihr Bau, 3.
Gruhn & Carter, Acoustic Guitars and other fretted instruments, 1993 Gruhn & Carter, Gruhn’s Guide To Vintage Guitars, 2010 Green, John D’Angelico, Master Guitar Builder, What’s in a name?, 2008
Paul Fox, The other brands of Gibson, 2011įrank W.M. Fjestad, Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, 12th edition 2009
Tom Dvorak, Marek Rejhon : Bohemian Jazz G uitars Tribute, 2019 Natelson, Guitarmaking, Tradition and Technology,1993 Walter Carter (1st ed.), Gibson, 100 years of an American icon, 1994Ĭatalog Guernsey’s : The artistry of the guitar, 2014Ĭatalog Chicago Musical Instruments, general catalog 35Ĭatalog Continetal Music Company, catalog 1930/31
Generally speaking, a lower serial number (for example, '0001') indicates an older guitar that will be worth more than one with a higher serial number (for example, '0987'). The guitars serial number also may give you a clue to its value. Walter Carter, Epiphone, The Complete History, 1995 The serial number of an acoustic guitar may be on the back or on the label in the sound hole. Walter Carter, The Epiphone Guitar Book, 2012 Robert Benedetto, Making an archtop guitar, 1994īob Carlin, Regal Musical Instruments 1896-1955, 2011 Ken Achard, The History and Development of the American Guitar, 1990
Martin & Co made a cooperation agreement with Egmond, to make guitars with the Vega brand, by the drawings from C.F.The books listed below by authors name in alphabetical order, are from the book collection of the Dutch Archtop Guitar Museum. The list is by no means complete, so If you like to add a book, feel free to let us know. All the sales to America ended and the Egmond company found themselves in a tricky situation. The competition from cheap Korean instruments, made the American Egmond importer to shift from buying guitars from the Egmond company to buy from a Korean manufacturer instead. D uring most of the 60's, the American market was tremendous for the Egmond company, shipping one container of guitars every week, to New York. It was Alberti, Alex, Alfesta, Alpha, Caledonie, Combo, Dixieland, Frima, Goldene Harfe, Hi-Spot, Jester, Lido, Lion, Manhattan, Marizza, Miller, Orpheum, Roderich Paesold, Rosetti, Royal, Royalist, Stadium, Strad-O-Lin, Tonemaster, Vander, Vega and Wilson. Egmond branded their instruments different at other markets in other countries.
Accompany to the book about Egmond, written by Wim Markenhof, is some Egmond catalogs that gives you a hint of the comprehensive product range of Egmond. My Luthier informed me traditional electric guitars should be micd if you want them to tone good. Amplifiers from the 1970 catalog (corresponds to Steelphon Tiger and Steelphon Conductor). He also informed me by adding a truss rod it will make the acoustic guitar heavier, and will actually provide it a darker build. And the business moved to Best, a northern suburb of Eindhoven. In the early 60's there were 80 employees and 2000 guitars a week, was made. Production of Banjos and Mandolins was added. In the early 50's there were 20 employees and 50 guitars a week, was made. The import of instruments ended and they decided to make the instruments on their own. In the music school he gave violin lessons and in the shop he sold instruments that was, mainly, imported from the Eastern Europe. Can give a rough dating by looking in their catalogues and by the types of parts they used in different years.Īs a retired station-master, in 1932 Uilke Egmond (1878-1959) founded a music school and a music shop in Valkenswaard, that was named Musica. Cannot date Egmond guitars by the numbers.