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The Guitar Makers of Santa Cruz County
出版James A MacKenzie, 2014-02
主題Music / GeneralPhotography / General
ISBN09913769009780991376902
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=g5QDoQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Through 170 photographs and 18 profiles, Jim MacKenzie and Renée Flower's book celebrates master luthiers making world-class guitars in California. Description The idea for "From These Woods" was born when we learned that an event, the Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar Exhibit and Festival, was being planned to celebrate the work of local luthiers, focusing on their exquisitely crafted instruments. Sensing that the exhibit would be a richer experience if visitors could also visualize the people who make these guitars, we volunteered to photograph each luthier at work and add the resulting portraits to the exhibit. Jayme Kelly Curtis, producer of the event, was enthusiastic about the idea, so we began scheduling photo sessions. An epiphany came to us during test shooting in a "typical" luthier's workspace, Rick Turner's shop: there was a far richer and more complex story to tell about the world of lutherie than a series of portraits could possibly communicate. Our six-month journey chronicling guitar making in Santa Cruz County has transformed our understanding of an instrument we have both played since we were teenagers. We have learned, in intimate detail, how a guitar is made by hand. And, we have come to know a community of highly skilled artisans whose craft transmutes wood into objects designed for making music. We are honored to tell their stories.