Masters of the 5-String Banjo in Their Own Words and Music

Trischka, Tony; Pete Wernick

ISBN 10: 0786659394 / ISBN 13: 9780786659395

Published by AcuTab Publications, Roanoke, VA, 2000

About this Item

413pp. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated wraps. Some mild shelfwear to wraps. Two short tears at spine ends. Distributor's stickers and price on wraps. Internally, clean and bright. A comprehensive book on the banjo. The authors spent four years researching, organizing and fine tuning this project. The result is that this book has over 400 pages of interviews, tunes, photos and analysis, covering every conceivable aspect of the three-finger style.

Seller Inventory # 71510

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Masters of the 5-String Banjo in Their Own Words and Music
• Publisher: AcuTab Publications, Roanoke, VA
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786659394
• ISBN 13: 9780786659395
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Here is the most comprehensive banjo book ever written. Tony Trischka and Pete Wernick spent four years researching, organizing and fine tuning this project with staggering results: over 400 pages of interviews, tunes, photos and analysis, covering every conceivable aspect of the three-finger style. Players at every level will benefit immeasurably from the information gathered here. Though not an instruction book, per se, these pages contain a wealth of information and music. This book focuses on eighteen banjoists who have made significant contributions to their field, including the legendary Earl Scruggs. Each chapter contains a short biography, a lengthy interview, illustrative photos (detailing hand position, pick placement and banjo of choice), and a selection of their best-known tunes in tablature (with accompanying analyses).