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Reflections on Collecting Guitars

2025
AL#156 p.94               
R.E. Brune   Jeffrey R. Elliott   Cyndy Burton   René Izquierdo                                                                               

▪ Four luthiers and a classical guitarist consider the value of guitar collecting for the art, craft, science, and culture of lutherie. All of them have been closely connected to the magnificent collection of Sheldon Urlik. They praise Shel, the collection, and the ambitious book project that arose from it. Mentions Antonio de Torres, Francisco Tárrega, José Romanillos, Vicente Arias, Manuel Ramírez, Enrique García, Domingo Esteso, A Santos Hernández, Francisco Simplicio, Marcelo Barbero, Robert Bouchet, Hermann Hauser, Ignacio Fleta, Daniel Friederich, Elina Chekan, Kenton Youngstrom.