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| - | On this page I plan to make a reading list that includes books published by the various makers in this wiki as well as books about those makers and the instruments they build. This page will also include a section on books that demonstrate instrument building theory and methods that are relevant to making musical instruments. | + | On this page I plan to make a reading list that includes books published by the various makers in this wiki as well as books about those makers and the instruments they build. This page will also include a section on books that demonstrate instrument building theory and methods that are relevant to making musical instruments.\\ |
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| + | A complete list of my musical instrument books can be found [[https:// | ||
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| ====Technical Books on Building Musical Instruments==== | ====Technical Books on Building Musical Instruments==== | ||
| - | ===The Amateur Wind Instrument Maker, Trevor Robinson | + | ===The Amateur Wind Instrument Maker=== |
| - | ISBN 978-0870233128\\ | + | By Trevor Robinson, |
| - | This book has diagrams for the following instruments-\\ | + | ==This book has diagrams for the following instruments== |
| Fife in the key of Bb. \\ | Fife in the key of Bb. \\ | ||
| Copy of a single key baroque flute in three parks (in D, in baroque pitch and modern pitch) \\ | Copy of a single key baroque flute in three parks (in D, in baroque pitch and modern pitch) \\ | ||
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| This is the most easily available and comprehensive book on making early wind instruments. The information it details on how to make home made tools and how to bore out instruments using a lathe is indispensable for wind instrument makers. Though all of the projects in the book are straightforward historic versions of wind instruments the information on how they are made is very useful, and sets up a good foundation to understand how these instruments are made and the reasons for the techniques. This information | This is the most easily available and comprehensive book on making early wind instruments. The information it details on how to make home made tools and how to bore out instruments using a lathe is indispensable for wind instrument makers. Though all of the projects in the book are straightforward historic versions of wind instruments the information on how they are made is very useful, and sets up a good foundation to understand how these instruments are made and the reasons for the techniques. This information | ||
| - | ===Woodwinds for Schools, Peter Tomlin | + | ===Woodwinds for Schools=== |
| - | ISBN 978-0852190890\\ | + | By Peter Tomlin, |
| - | This book features designs for the following woodwinds-\\ | + | ==This book features designs for the following woodwinds== |
| A four segment, conical bore, single key flute in the key of D. \\ | A four segment, conical bore, single key flute in the key of D. \\ | ||
| A three segment, 8 keyed clarinet in the key of C. \\ | A three segment, 8 keyed clarinet in the key of C. \\ | ||
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| ====Books on Various Instrument Builders==== | ====Books on Various Instrument Builders==== | ||
| ===From Mud to Music=== | ===From Mud to Music=== | ||
| - | From Mud to music is about musical instrument makers who work with ceramics as their primary medium. | + | From Mud to music is about musical instrument makers who work with ceramics as their primary medium. |
| + | There are 3 main sections-\\ | ||
| + | The first section is a set of essays about ceramic musical instruments of all kinds (plus an essay introduction by Bart Hopkin)\\ | ||
| + | The second section is a set of biographies and profiles on various living ceramic sound artists.\\ | ||
| + | The third section is a set of demos on how to make clay instruments, | ||
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| + | ==Instrument making demos written by Barry Hall== | ||
| + | Side-Hole Pot Drum (a simple Udu drum)\\ | ||
| + | An Ocarina (4 and 6 hole pendant ocarinas)\\ | ||
| + | A Goblet Drum \\ | ||
| + | A Side Blown Flute (6 hole transverse flute) \\ | ||
| + | Whistle Flute (a clay tin whistle with 4 holes) \\ | ||
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| ==Makers Featured== | ==Makers Featured== | ||
| [[Frank Giorgini]] \\ | [[Frank Giorgini]] \\ | ||
