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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"Deals with the principles of acoustics and their relationship to instrument design in depth.. . .Recommended for most music collections." —Library Journal
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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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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
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Good read for teachers and artistes.,
By salsup@smith-intl.com (Houston,TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Musical Instrument Design: Practical Information for Instrument Design (Paperback)
This volume covers enough theory and practice in construction of various wind, percussion, and other noisemakers for any artist or teacher to begin exploring novel musical instruments. There's just enough technical information to whet one's whistle, and a freewheeling discussion of materials and methods. For the musician who wants a new toy, decriptions of history and function have enough detail for success on the first try. Teachers will probably find it a good source for stimulating creativity in just about any age group. Check it out!
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A Musical Revelation,
By John Bleskacek (Wrenshall, MN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Musical Instrument Design: Practical Information for Instrument Design (Paperback)
This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in acoustics and musical instruments. As a non-musician and someone who never thought he could be musical, I found Hopkin's book an absolute revelation. I never learned this much in college music appreciation courses or junior high school band. I plan to use my newly gained knowledge in acoustics, scales, and materials to build instruments for Christmas gifts this year. If you're tinkering with instrument building or just want to learn more about how instruments make musical sounds don't let this one get away.
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A book that bought unexpected pleasure from dissapointment!,
By Jacob (London, U.K.) - See all my reviews
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I must say I received this book with much expectancy. I won it as a prize and bought it from this website before there were many reviews. I was expecting it to be instructions for how to make a violin, etc. but I was WRONG. It even says in the introduction that it is not about it. So be warned! However, I decided to read it anyway and what a great book it turns out to be. It covers everything from frequency charts of sound waves to the keywork on flutes and everything in between. I would therefore recommend it to anyone from the expert to beginner as it is so complete. I would give it five but for the bad information about its content which I recieved. That said I just wish it was this cheap when I bought it!
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"In order to think intelligently about sound production, we need to understand certain things about how the ears and brain make sense of the sounds that reach them." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
initial vibrator, kalimba tines, percussion aerophones, air resonance pitch, musical instrument design, overtone tuning, wind instrument tubes, quartz tuners, nail violin, specific instrument types, open toneholes, marimba bars, register hole, string scaling, antinode locations, zither pins, air resonators, bar gong, separate striker, flesh hoop, counter hoop, tongue drums, defining pitch, effective tube length, membrane reed Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Richard Waters, Stroh Violin, Diamond Marimba, Erv Wilson, Harry Partch, Sound Designs New!
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"In order to think intelligently about sound production, we need to understand certain things about how the ears and brain make sense of the sounds that reach them." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
initial vibrator, kalimba tines, percussion aerophones, air resonance pitch, musical instrument design, overtone tuning, wind instrument tubes, quartz tuners, nail violin, specific instrument types, open toneholes, marimba bars, register hole, string scaling, antinode locations, zither pins, air resonators, bar gong, separate striker, flesh hoop, counter hoop, tongue drums, defining pitch, effective tube length, membrane reed Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Richard Waters, Stroh Violin, Diamond Marimba, Erv Wilson, Harry Partch, Sound Designs New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Genesis Of A Music (Music Book Index) by Harry Partch on page 28, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Making Musical Instruments: Banjo, Snare Drum, Dulcimer, Tambourine, Hardanger Fiddle, the Dolmetsch Recorder by Irving Sloane on page 97, and Back Matter
- Guitar Electronics for Musicians (Guitar Reference) by Donald Brosnac in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The History of Musical Instruments by Curt Sachs in Back Matter
- The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments: Vol.1:A-F by Stanley Sadie in Back Matter
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- Getting a Bigger Sound: Pickups and Microphones for Your Musical Instrument by Bart Hopkin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Making Musical Instruments -OS by Jay Havighurst in Back Matter
- Funny Noises for the Connoisseur by Bart Hopkin in Back Matter
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