A Treatise on the True Art of Making Musical Instruments

A Treatise on the True Art of Making Musical Instruments
Author: Keith R. Hill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1998-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780965724005

This book tells the reader how the beautiful sound in a great musical instrument is accomplished. It is the only book of its kind & scope ever written. The musicians & instrument makers who have read it say: "empowering to read," "a revelation which enlightens the understanding about why great musical instruments sound as they do," "Blows the door wide open showing an entire undreamt world known only by the greatest instrument makers of the past," "a bible of insights about sound for musicians & instrument makers," "too valuable to not be on the workbench of anyone interested in making musical instruments." Written in plain English, it focuses on the Thirteen Tonal Principles & the art of tuning & selecting wood. It also includes two groups of essays which discuss the way of thinking needed to bring all the principles together in an integrated whole. Public libraries, music libraries, & libraries in schools, colleges, & universities especially will want this book on their shelves to serve the keen interest in the general population about this subject.

Treatise on the True Art of Making Musical Instruments

Treatise on the True Art of Making Musical Instruments
Author: Keith Hill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2018-12-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781791889616

Most books on instrument making dedicate all of one or two pages about matters relating to sound. This treatise focuses, above all else, on how to think about sound just as the most famous musical instrument makers did during the "golden age of sound" between 1450 and 1840. You will be introduced to the hidden knowledge--13 acoustical principles--of what to do to enhance sound while making a musical instrument. These principles can be applied to any type of musical instrument in order to build sounds of extraordinary beauty.

Play from the Soul

Play from the Soul
Author: Keith Hill
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2018-05-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986663892

Do you want to make art that moves people, understand more of how the universe works, or find deeper spirituality? If that sounds like you, read this book. In this trailblazing, comprehensive guide to aesthetic science, Keith Hill offers thirty creative mechanisms that activate the Soul, thirty-five universal principles, and an entirely new explanation of how human beings function. You will learn how to "feed" your Soul in a way that stimulates creativity and insight, and you will discover how to use your senses-all 133 of them-to create excellence in art, work, and life.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
Author: Bozhidar Abrashev
Publisher: Konemann
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Musical instruments
ISBN: 9780841602687

This book is directed towards a wide audience including not only the relative newcomer to the wonders of music but also those presently engaged in the study of an instrument or pursuing music as a profession, musical instrument dealers and collectors.

How to Work in Beveled Glass

How to Work in Beveled Glass
Author: Seymour Isenberg
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780486420622

Easy-to-use, well-illustrated volume by experts explains grozzing, roughing, mitering, smoothing, polishing; joining bevels with lead or foil. Patterns in Victorian and contemporary styles for 14 projects: mirrors, lamps, hanging ornaments, panels. Plus, 6 guest artists exhibit more than 30 works. 248 black-and-white, over 30 color illustrations. Appendix. Index.

Musica Getutscht

Musica Getutscht
Author: Sebastian Virdung
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2007-04-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521032773

Musica getutscht (Basel, 1511) is the earliest printed treatise on musical instruments in the West. Written by a priest and chapel singer named Sebastian Virdung, it provided rudimentary instruction on playing three instruments: the clavichord, the lute and the recorder. This early 'do-it-yourself' manual of instruction not only tells us about music-making in that era, it also illumines other aspects of society in the years just before the Reformation. Its author communicates in a popular style, choosing a mixture of media: a written text in the guise of an informal conversation, coupled with woodcut illustrations and visual aids. Enthusiasts of early music and its performance as well as historians of art, society and the German language will welcome Beth Bullard's substantial introduction and annotations, which help explain the text of this important work and its place in intellectual history.

Musical Instrument Design

Musical Instrument Design
Author: Bart Hopkin
Publisher: See Sharp Press
Total Pages: 589
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1884365833

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.