Musical Instrument Design: Practical Information for Instrument Making

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See Sharp Press, 1996 - Music - 181 pages
This is an encyclopedic, large-format book containing hundreds of illustrations. While not geared toward making conventional instruments, Musical Instrument Design provides all the information that anyone (amateur or professional) should ever need to construct an amazingly wide variety of percussion, string, and wind instruments. Includes many designs along with parts lists and detailed construction instructions.

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Contents

Some Basics
1
Tuning Systems Pitch Layouts
21
Resonators and Radiators
103
Copyright

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About the author (1996)

Bart Hopkin is a professional guitarist who has been the editor of "Experimental Musical Instruments," the leading journal in its field, since 1985.

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