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Musical
Instrument Design
Practical Information for Instrument Making
by Bart Hopkin
A key resource for anyone interested in musical instrument
making. It provides an overview of acoustic instrument design
principles for acoustic instruments of all sorts -- loads
of practical, hands-on information, generously illustrated.
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Making
Simple Musical Instruments
A Melodious Collection of Strings, Winds, Drums & More
by Bart Hopkin
Making Simple Musical Instruments is a friendly, accessible
and informative collection of home-buildable instrument plans,
supplemented with generous amounts of additional background
information, beautifully presented with lots of graphics. |
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Orbitones,
Spoonharps and Bellowphones
by Bart Hopkin
A book-and-CD compilation featuring the work of sixteen of today's
most creative musical instrument makers. Each artist has one
track on the CD, augmented by beautiful photos and informative
text in the accompanying hardbound, CD-sized 96-page book. 1559614811 |
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Musical
Instruments of the World : An Illustrated Encyclopedia
by Diagram Group
You don't have to be a musician to love it. It is a browser's
delight."--The New York Times. Newly reissued, this is the best-looking
and most informative musical encyclopedia ever, with over 4,000
detailed drawings showcasing the evolution of instruments, from
the first primitive whistle to modern day electronics. |
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Making
Wood Folk Instruments
by Dennis Waring
Covers a variety of simple insturments first aimed at children,
and then moves into more and more complex instruments, including
hammered and mountain dulcimers, banjo, country fiddle, and
celtic harp. |
Acoustical
Aspects of Woodwind Instruments
by Cornelis Johannes Nederveen
This classic, now revised and updated, shows how scientific
calculations can be used to improve the understanding, design,
and tuning of woodwind instruments. |
The
Acoustical Foundations of Music
by John Backus
Dr. Backus is a professor of physics but also a pianist and
has a deep appreciation of both the intricacies of physics and
the relationship of physical phenomena to musical instruments.
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The
Amateur Wind Instrument Maker
by Trevor Robinson
Major focus on Recorders and early wooden wind instruments. |
The
Amateur Wind Instrument Maker
by Trevor Robinson
Major focus on Recorders and early wooden wind instruments. |
Appalachian
Dulcimer Traditions
by Ralph Lee Smith
The author teaches a course in dulcimer history at Appalachian
State University. The book details the Appalachian dulcimer
and the mountain people. |
An
Atlas of Bells
by Ron Johnston, Allsopp Graham
A very detailed reference to the location and character of bells,
ringing, casting, and all things bells. |
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Beyond
Midi : The Handbook of Musical Codes
by Eleanor Selfridge-Field
A standard reference work, describes an extraordinary number
of approaches to the representation of musical information
for purposes of computer processing.
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Brass
Instruments : Their History and Development
by Anthony Baines
The history and background of brass instruments |
Building
the Balalaika - a Russian Folk Instrument
by James H Flynn
Instructions on building the 3 stringed instrument - Balalaika
photo in the Image Gallery |
Clay
Whistles...the Voice of Clay
by Janet Moniot |
Encyclopedia
of Percussion
by John H. Beck
This extensive guide to percussion is organized for research
as well as general knowledge. This volume is a welcome addition
to a rather sparse list of percussion reference books that have
become somewhat dated. |
Fundamentals
of Musical Acoustics
by Arthur H. Benade
In a landmark book in its field, this book deals extensively
with the fundamental modes of sound production and sound-producing
properties of the musical instruments in common use today. |
Homemade
Instruments
by Dallas Cline
Instructions for making more than thirty musical instruments
from easy-to-find materials. Includes music and lyrics. For
kids and adults |
How
Musical Is Man?
by John Blacking
Charting many musical styles and cultures. |
How
to Play Nearly Everything from Bones and Spoons to
the Washtub Bass
by New, Dallas Cline |
The
Jew's Harp : A Comprehensive Anthology
by Leonard Fox
History of the Jew's Harp, also known as the Trump or Jaw Harp |
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The
Joy of Drumming: Drums and
Percussion Instruments from around the World
by Tom Klower
Drums & Percussion Instruments from Around the World and how
to play them
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Korean
Musical Instruments (Images of Asia)
by Keith Howard
Korean musical culture, and chapters devoted to string, wind,
and percussion, and supplying a full catalogue of instruments
currently in use and preserved in Korea. It is the only complete
discussion of the topic available in English today. |
Making
Gourd Musical Instruments :
Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments, and How to Play
Them
by Ginger Summit, Jim Widess
This title will be available in June 1999, but is orderable
now. |
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Making
Musical Instruments by Hand
by Jay Havighurst
A step-by-step guide to designing and making musical instruments
with a showcase of instruments by artists from around the
world. Jay Havighurst has explored building musical instruments
since graduating from the Studio for Interrelated Media and
Sculpture.
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Method
for the Theremin
by Robert B. Sexton
Instructions on playing the Theremin, one of the first electronic
instruments ever invented |
Music
(Sticky Fingers)
by Ting Morris, Neil Morris, Ruth Levy (Illustrator)
For ages 4-8 Provides step-by-step instructions for constructing
different musical instruments using craft techniques and readily
available materials. |
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Pluck
and Scrape Get Set Go
by Sally Hewitt, Peter Millard (Illustrator)
Another childrens book on making homemade instruments from everyday
items, for ages 4-8 |
Rubber-Band
Banjos and a Java-Jive Bass :
Projects and Activities on the Science of Music and Sound
by Alex Sabbeth
For ages 9-12 Kids learn how sound is made, make
sounds and how humans, and animals, hear them. Kids get to perform
experiments, build their own instruments. |
Scratch
My Back Pictorial History of the Musical
Saw and how to Play It
by Jim Leonard & Janet E. Graebner |
The
Soul of Mbira : Music and Traditions of the Shona
People of Zimbabwe
by Paul F. Berliner |
Sound
Designs : A Handbook of Musical Instrument Building
by Reinhold Banek
This book concentrates on using modern materials and techniques
to create playable, good-sounding instruments. Most of the instruments
shown are percussion, although there are a few number wind instruments
as well. |
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Stringed
Instruments of Ancient Greece
by Martha Maas
Charts the early beginnings of stringed instruments from Greece
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Tuning
in : Microtonality in Electronic Music
by Scott R. Wilkinson
A Basic Guide to Alternate Scales, Temperaments, and Microtuning
Using Synthesizers. This is the first book to describe the use
of microtonality with today's electronic musical instruments.Sections
on acoustics, psycoacoustics, scale theory, scale history. |
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World
Music - The Rough Guide
by Broughton
Spans the music of seventy different countries and regions
- everything from salsa to soukous, cajun to calypso, rai
to qawwali.
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The
World of Musical Instrument Makers : A Guided Tour
by William Laskin |
