The Billboard Illustrated Musical Instruments Handbook

The Billboard Illustrated Musical Instruments Handbook
Author: Rebecca Berkley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780823077823

Organized by instrument family and enhanced by over four hundred illustrations, offers information on musical instruments from around the world, including percussion, wind, brass, stringed, keyboard, electric, and electronic.

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.

The Illustrated Complete Guitar Handbook

The Illustrated Complete Guitar Handbook
Author: Rusty Cutchin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2005
Genre: Guitar
ISBN: 9781844512041

The Complete Guitar Handbook is a comprehensive practical guide and reference source to the guitar. Targeted at guitarists of all styles, it presents essential information in way that quickly gets the budding guitarist straight into playing the style they like. Using a compact format, the book is designed to be a highly portable, eminently-thumbable reference source that encourages the reader to explore the world of guitars in the home, the studio or at college. Opening with a Start Here section the book allows the reader to get the most out of the mass of information by providing clear starting points for different levels of skill and interest. The reader is then led through easy-to-follow explanations of learning the basics, and on to exploring a wide range of different playing styles and effects.

An Illustrated Dictionary for the Modern Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium Player

An Illustrated Dictionary for the Modern Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium Player
Author: Douglas Yeo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2021-10-28
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1538159678

Modern low brass instruments—trombone, tuba, and euphonium—have legions of ancestors, cousins, and descendants in over five-hundred years of history. Prominent scholar and performer Douglas Yeo provides a unique, accessible reference guide that addresses a broad range of relevant topics and brings these instruments to life with clear explanations and the most up-to-date research. Brief biographies of many path-changing individuals highlight their influence on instrument development and use. The book’s inclusive scope also recognizes the work of diverse, influential artists whose important contributions to trombone and tuba history and development have not previously been acknowledged in other literature. Extensive illustrations by Lennie Peterson provide insight into many of the entries.

Those Amazing Musical Instruments!

Those Amazing Musical Instruments!
Author: Genevieve Helsby
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1402208251

"Your guide to the orchestra through sounds and stories." front cover.

The Illustrated Complete Musical Instruments Handbook

The Illustrated Complete Musical Instruments Handbook
Author: Rebecca Berkley
Publisher: JG Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781844515202

This volume is a comprehensive, detailed and highly accessible guide to all musical instruments, their personality, story and their sound.

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.

The Complete Illustrated Book of the Electric Guitar

The Complete Illustrated Book of the Electric Guitar
Author: Terry Burrows
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Electric guitar
ISBN: 9780754825364

This is a step-by-step guide to playing the electric guitar, shown in over 600 photographs, illustrations and exercises. It shows you how to master a range of diverse musical styles, such as funk and disco, heavy rock, indie rock, electric blues, country guitar, jazz, lounge and reggae.

Sound Designs

Sound Designs
Author: Reinhold Banek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1995
Genre: Music
ISBN:

This text has plans for 50 musical instruments, including over 100 drawings and photographs. It teaches the reader how to build their own musical instruments, using knowledge of a variety of diverse cultures from around the world. It includes instruments such as: oil drum gongs, thumb pianos, cowbells, tube drums and willow whistles. All necessary materials can either be purchased or found in nature or a junkyard.