{"product_id":"9780760346877","title":"The Strat in the Attic 2: More Thrilling Stories of Guitar Archaeology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore astounding stories of rare guitar finds and the music legends who owned them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you dream of finding a 1954 Stratocaster or 1952 Gibson Les Paul online, at a garage sale, or in the local penny saver? How about virtually rubbing elbows with one of your favorite rock legends? Following up his first-of-its-kind \u003ci\u003eThe Strat in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e, musician, journalist, and \"guitarchaeologist\" \u003cb\u003eDeke Dickerson\u003c\/b\u003e shares the stories behind dozens of more astounding finds including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rarer-than-hens-teeth 1966 Hallmark Swept-Wing that originally belonged to Robbie Krieger of the Doors, stashed away in an attic in Alaska for forty years!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA crazy-valuable 1958 Gibson Flying V belonging to a Chicago bluesman—who, it turns out, also happens to have an equally rare 1958 Gibson Explorer!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn out-of-the-blue, a \"to whom it may concern\" email leads the author to a trailer park in Salem, Oregon, where one of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys' original 1940's Epiphone Emperor archtops is waiting to be purchased for a song!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuthier R.C. Allen relates the tales of buying Nat \"King\" Cole Trio guitarist Oscar Moore's Stromberg Master 400 archtop and of being gifted a 1953 Standel amp from Merle Travis!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuddy Merrill, the amazingly talented guitarist from the Lawrence Welk show, gives his 1970 Micro-Frets Huntington to the author, but only if he \"promises to PRACTICE.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotos of the guitars and other exciting memorabilia round out a package that no vintage-guitar aficionado will want to be without!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeke Dickerson's love for guitars and his genius for finding some of the rarest birds in the musical aviary is matched by his not-inconsiderable writing chops. The man knows how to tell a great story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Voyageur Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028960100592,"sku":"9780760346877","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780760346877_p0.jpg?v=1763656026","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780760346877","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}