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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 2 edition (December 1977)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0393090965
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393090963
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great introductory textbook for college students on acoustic, January 2, 1999
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. This is a superb text for college music majors or physics majors although the latter would be disappointed by the lack of equations and obvious attempts to suit the book to music majors. I am a semi professional musician and found that this text satisfied much of my perpetual inquisitiveness about acustical instruments and how they work.
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