Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 181 pages
- Published by: See Sharp Press January 1, 1996
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1884365086
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1884365089
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Book Dimensions:
10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
Product Review
"Deals with the principles of acoustics and their relationship to instrument design in depth.. . .Recommended for most music collections." —
Library Journal
Product Description
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.
Reader Reviews
I'd give this book a "6" if it were an admissible rating. Hopkin loads this book with literally hundreds of both familiar and newly-created instruments that can be made using simple tools. The instructions are step-by-step. The acoustic explanations are interesting and understandable but not required for success. I recommend Hopkin's book to hobbyists, tinkerers, those who have failed at making instruments on their own; music, art, or classroom teachers; musicians; and I think, most importantly, composers. For composers, new vistas of tone color, sound production, and tonalities appear - through acoustic instruments - no need for electronic synthesis or sampling!
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