John Croft, Glan Tanat, Llanyblodwel, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8NQ, England.
Tel: (+44) 01691 828850
Email: theukuleleman.com@gmail.com
MY NEW BOOK
Entitled
‘ALL ABOUT THE BANJO UKE -
Following my first publication ‘All About The Banjo Uke' in 2018, I am now finishing a new book which contains a large compilation of photographs that I hope will be of great interest to lovers of the Banjo Uke, the Ukulele, and of Musical Instruments in general.
My new book will be hardback and made to a similar design and quality of manufacture as my original. When finished after final editing it should contain 182 pages, containing 434 high quality colour photographs of instruments from thirty-
This book seeks to extend the knowledge and stimulate the interest of the reader and I am sure that you will enjoy what it contains. More details will follow after the book has been printed and bound and is ready for sale.
Details of the Contents are shown below.
(The information as listed below is slightly out of date and will change again before publication because of some final additions and alterations that I am making prior to completion).
Index:...…………………………………..……………………………………….…… 3
Introduction:….……………………………………………………………………… 4
The Braguinha…………..……………………………………….....………..……. 5
Chapter 1: Abbott (J. G. Snr.)…………………………...…….…….………… 6
Chapter 2: Abbott (J. G. Jnr.).……….…………...…….…….….…………… 20
Chapter 3: Bacon (Including Bacon & Day)..………..…….…………….. 34
Chapter 4: C. F. Martin & Co..…..………….………….……………………… 40
Chapter 5: Cartwright..……..……………………….……………………...….. 50
Chapter 6: Clifford Essex….…………….…………..….………………….….. 66
Chapter 7: Dallas……..………………………………..…………….……………. 72
Chapter 8: Dave Barnes.………………..……………..…………………….…. 84
Chapter 9: De Vekey…………...………………..……………………………….. 86
Chapter 10: Denis Mitchell………….………..……..……..…….……..….… 94
Chapter 11: Gibson…………………….…………………………………….…….. 96
Chapter 12: J. R. Stewart…………………….………………………………….. 114
Chapter 14: John Grey…………………………………………….…….……….. 117
Chapter 15: Keech…………………………………….…………………........…. 120
Chapter 16: La Foley……………………………………..………………….….… 124
Chapter 17: Ludwig………………………..………..…...……………….......… 128
Chapter 18: Markendale………..………………………...……………………. 140
Chapter 19: National………………………………………..…………..….….... 142
Chapter 20: Oscar Schmidt………………..………………...………………… 144
Chapter 21: Peter Howlett……….………..….………………..…………...…. 145
Chapter 22: Phil Davidson………..……….…………………….…………….. 146
Chapter 23: Ron Beddoes…………..……….…………….……….....………. 150
Chapter 24: Ron Spiers………………………....………………………………. 154
Chapter 25: S. S. Stewart…..……………..…….…………………………...... 155
Chapter 26: Sam Chang…………..………………………..………………..…. 156
Chapter 27: Shellard…………………………..…….…..….…………........... 157
Chapter 28: Slingerland….…….……..………………….……………...……. 160
Chapter 29: Stromberg-
Chapter 30: Grover…………….……………………….…………………..….... 168
Chapter 31: Lange………………………..……………..…….………………….. 169
Chapter 32: Windsor……………………………………….……..…..……...... 172
‘1001 Banjos’ by Akira Tsumura (Kodansha International, 1993).. 176
‘Vincente’ by Pierrette Gingoire (1890)…………………..……………….. 177
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