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BANJOS: THE TSUMURA COLLECTION, THE RED BOOK by Akira Tsumura A rare find! The very first banjo book by Akira Tsumura, published in 1984, with the Japanese supplement and slipcover not before available in the USA edition. These are first edition, all color books with a red slipcover featuring some of the finest banjos in the world. 376-4 $250.00


GETTING INTO JAZZ MANDOLIN by Ted Eschliman New! Any mandolinist aspiring to a broader comprehension of music, including swing, blues, pop, choro, broadway, and even classical can expand his/her playing through a working knowledge of jazz fundamentals. 02-20835BCD $19.95


PRO TOOLS FOR DUMMIES, SECOND EDITION: ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE by Jeff Strong New! This fantastic eight-books-in-one package introduces you to Pro Tools audio- and MIDI-recording software and clues you in on basic multitrack recording techniques. 02-9476 $29.99


TELL THE TRUTH UNTIL THEY BLEED - COMING CLEAN IN THE DIRTY WORLD OF BLUES AND ROCK 'N ROLL by Josh Alan Friedman A wild insider's ride with one of music's most notorious ..more...
49-331926 $19.95


SKYDOG: THE DUANE ALLMAN STORY by Randy Poe Now in paperback! Revised and expanded, with a new afterword by the author - this is the definitive biography of Duane Allman. 49-331994 $16.95


THE MUSIC LESSON: A SPIRITUAL SEARCH FOR GROWTH THROUGH MUSIC by Victor Wooten From Grammy Award-winning musical icon and legendary ..more...
542-197 $15.00


WHAT WOULD KINKY DO? HOW TO UNSCREW A SCREWED UP WORLD by Kinky Friedman A collection of his best essays from his columns, as well ..more...
542-202 $23.95


DON'T GET TAKEN - TAKE CONTROL, 12 THINGS EVERY MUSICIAN NEEDS TO KNOW by Tom Sabella As a musician, it is important to be aware that you are a ..more...
699-1 $9.95


THE BEST OF STUNTOLOGY by Sam Bartlett From our favorite prankster. Forget YouTube. Now you can amuse and embarrass yourself live, by performing the silliest, stupidest, funniest pranks and parlor tricks right in the comfort of your own living room. 705-2 $12.95


CDROM - ALFRED'S ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC THEORY, COMPLETE STUDENT VERSION, 2.0 All three volumes. This series includes narration, ..more...
20-CDR18833 .. list $59.95 ours $40.45


THE REAL BOOK - STAFF PAPER An alternative to the plethora of no-writing-space ..more...
49-240327 $9.95


PINK FLOYD: THE BLACK STRAT - A HISTORY OF DAVID GILMOUR'S BLACK FENDER STRATOCASTER by Phil Taylor New! Written by Phil Taylor - David Gilmour's personal guitar technician since 1974 - and featuring details on all the modifications made to the Black Strat over the years, its use on Pink Floyd tours and albums, as well as David's solo projects, this beautiful hardcover book coincides with the ... 49-332391 $32.00


CLASSIC ELECTRICS - A VISUAL HISTORY OF GREAT GUITARS by Walter Carter New! A comprehensive pictorial history of the genuine classics to have emerged during the first 70 years of the electric guitar. From hollowbodies beloved by jazz and blues players through the iconic solidbody shapes that rewrote the history of rock 'n' roll. 49-332392 $14.95


STAGING TRADITION: JOHN LAIR AND SARAH GERTRUDE KNOTT by Michael Ann Williams Traces the parallel careers of the creators of the Renfro ..more...
542-137 $20.00


FIDDLING WAY OUT YONDER: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF MELVIN WINE by Drew Beisswenger From a small mountain town in West Virginia, elder fiddler ..more...
701-2 $45.00


Elderly Instruments stocks thousands of how-to-play book titles for a wide variety of fretted and stringed instruments. For a printed listing please feel free to sign up for a free mail order catalog. Our mail order department in Lansing, Michigan (USA) can be reached at 517-372-7890 Monday - Friday, 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm Eastern USA time zone. Or fax us at 517-372-5155 .
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