Tone Poems (album) explained

Tone Poems
Type:	studio
Artist:	David Grisman, Tony Rice
Cover:	1995_poems1.jpg
Released:	1994
Recorded:	February 2, 1993 – January 15, 1994
Studio:	Dawg Studios
Genre:	Folk, bluegrass
Length:	48:16
Label:	Acoustic Disc
Producer:	David Grisman

Tone Poems: The Sounds of the Great Vintage Guitars and Mandolins is an album of duets by mandolinist David Grisman and guitarist Tony Rice using vintage instruments.^[1] ^[2]

Personnel

David Grisman – mandolins
Tony Rice – guitars

Some of the songs were performed on instruments made when the songs were written to allow the listener to experience the tonal properties of the original performances.

Track 1: Martin 1-21 (1891), Gibson A-4 (1905)
Track 2: Gibson Style "0" (1923), Gibson "3-Point" F-4 (1909)
Track 3: Maurer Style 953 (c. 1915), Lyon & Healy Style A (1925)
Track 4: Stahl Style 473 (1931), Vega Style 202 Lute Mandolin (1919)
Track 5: Martin OM-18 (1931), Gibson A-2Z "Snakehead"(1924)
Track 6: Martin D-28 (1935), Gibson Lloyd Loar F-5 (1923)
Track 7: Martin 000-45 (1937), Gibson A-4 "Snakehead" (1924)
Track 8: Regal "Le Domino" (1930's), S.S. Stewart "Snow Queen" (1930s)
Track 9: Martin D-45 (1939), Gibson "Loar" A-5 (1923)
Track 10: Gibson J-100 (1939), Gibson "Fern" F-5 (1925)
Track 11: Gibson L-Century (1936), Martin Style 2-30 (1936)
Track 12: Gibson Advanced Jumbo (1937), Gibson F-12 (1934)
Track 13: Martin 0-18 (1937), Epiphone strand (1937)
Track 14: Selmer (1950), Gibson F-10 (1934)
Track 15: Martin D-18 (1943), Gibson F-4 (1942)
Track 16: Martin D-28 (1952), Gibson Prototype A-5 (1953)
Track 17: Santa Cruz Tony Rice Model (1993), Gilchrist Model 5 (1993)^[3] ^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: Dryden. Ken. Tone Poems. AllMusic. 4 May 2018.
Web site: Tone Poems. Acoustic Disc. 4 May 2018.
Tone Poems. . 1994 . David . Grisman . David Grisman. 4– . booklet . Acoustic Disc . San Rafael, California.
Web site: Grisman. Dave. Tone Poems Deluxe Edition. Acoustic Oasis. 4 May 2018. pdf.