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A NEW BOOK ON THE STORY OF JIM BURNS AND HIS GUITAR LEGACY IS OUT NOW! BE SURE TO GET YOUR COPY - ORDER NOW!
We have now released a new book about Jim Burns and the people who were inspired by him. It is a long time since Pearls and Crazy Diamonds was released and much more information and many new pictures has been acquired since then. This book goes deeper in the story behind all the Burns Companies and Jim himself. A ”must” for all guitar enthusiasts.
Hardback with 170 pages in full colour from another time and another way of making guitars. Stories about the man himself his associates and the people who helped make Burns a great brand. There are many pictures of Burns guitars and prototypes you may never have seen and stories from the people who knew and worked with Jim.
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"Magnificent"
- Peter Farrell
"Thank you Per & Bill, beautiful photos and period documents, a real encyclopedia, I recommend Burns enthusiasts to buy this book"
- Dennis Calle
"Started reading it last night - absolutely superb!"
- Martin Dormer
"The book is brilliant! It is just what Burns enthusiasts want and need. It fills in the gaps and answers the question, a fascinating read"
- Dorian Fretwell
"Fantastiske bilder, og mye god historielesning. Dett er en GODIS Per. Vel Blåst. Takker så meget for ett glimrede produkt"
- Kaj Andersen
"I think the book is absolutely superb"
- Nick French
"Yippee. Postie has just handed mine in. Looks fantastic, superb photos"
- George Geddes
"Åh så fint Tusind tak, den er sååååå fin din bog"
- Bjarne Spens
"Mine arrived today, Whoo hoo! Thanks Bill and Per for the time and research you have put into the project. It has certainly been worth while. Well done!"
- Philip Green
This is not an updated version of Pearls and Crazy Diamonds.
The book is very different from ”Pearls and Crazy Diamonds”. It is much more about the people behind the guitars and the people who was inspired by Jim and the history of the the different Burns companies. Many pictures of rare guitars from the past which you probably have not seen. We also have a chapter with the history of the new Burns London Ltd between 2002-2017.
There are great contributions from Peter Farrell, Jimmy Farrell, Norman Houlder, Graham Wright, Les Andrews, Eddie Cross, John Clark, Bob Pearson, Paul Day, Barry Gibson and Alesa Tilley. We also got a big hand from some historic Burns/Baldwin experts like Adrian Turner, Trevor Midgley, Guy Mackenzie, Roland Berry and Mark Davies.
Per Gjörde ( author of Pearls and Crazy Diamonds ) and Bill Lovegrove are the main authors and pulled the information together for the book
Index:
- The story behind
- Supersound
- Burns Weill
- Burns Ormston London Ltd guitars
- Ormston
- Hayman
- Burns UK
- Burns Actualizers Ltd
- Stories from former employees and suppliers
- Why Burns was successful but failed
- Stories about special guitars like the Golden Burns and the Super 18
- The story of the Tri-Sonic pickups
- The Burns guitars of the Shadows
- Important other artists playing Burns
- The Baldwin take-over
- The Alvis Burns Special
- The Shergold connection
- Intro to the amps
- The new Burns London company. What happened then….
ORDER THE BOOK
Shipping cost depends on your shipping address. 3 choices in the webshop (sort by high to low). We also need your e-mail and address. The distribution inside England will be made from London, which means that the postage will be cheaper.
Per Gjörde and Bill Lovegrove
Also read Pearls and Crazy Diamonds. Buy the books >