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# Musical Instrument Design: Practical Information for Instrument Design

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Review: Very valuable book for musicians and experimenters - This is such a treasure! Every page has a neat idea with excellent illustrations and Mr Hopkin provides deep knowledge about sound with simple approaches to handling materials. For hobbyists it's an inspiration resources and for professionals the book compiles useful tables and formulae.
Review: Excellent book - This is probably my favourite of Bart Hopkin's books. It is "The one to get". But they are all worth getting. I felt this exposed me to lots of strange new ideas and possibilities. I love pretty much everything Bart Hopkin does, his books and music. He is a very interesting chappie. If you like experimenting, and strange new sounds, and want to learn more about it, he's the go-to guy.... ...as well as Harry Partch's book "Genesis of a Music". ................ [this part of the "review" I'm just copying+pasting from my other reviews on Bart Hopkin books, since I think I have pretty much the same sentiment for all of his books, and I'm LAZY with multiple reviews (: ] This book is great, and opens up a lot of possibilities for new sounds. It is very imaginative! All books by Bart Hopkin that I own are excellent. They are all 5 star books for me. They all open up beautiful and strange new possibilities for sounds. The ones I own are - Musical Instrument design - Experimental Musical Instruments back issues on CD - Funny Noises for the Connoisseur - Plosives and Aerophones - Getting a bigger sound - Nice Noise [written with another author, Yuri Landman] - I own a few of Bart's albums I think the only book I don't own is the "Wind Chimes" one, since I'm not really a "wind chime" kind of guy, but I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I should just grab it anyway, in case it is even a fraction as interesting as the other books. I don't know, though.... wind chimes..... I might give it a go..... Thanks for putting this stuff together!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #233,526 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #75 in Music Encyclopedias #164 in Music Reference (Books) #1,378 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (132) |
| Dimensions  | 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1884365086 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1884365089 |
| Item Weight  | 1.1 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 181 pages |
| Publication date  | January 1, 1996 |
| Publisher  | See Sharp Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very valuable book for musicians and experimenters
*by P***S on January 18, 2025*

This is such a treasure! Every page has a neat idea with excellent illustrations and Mr Hopkin provides deep knowledge about sound with simple approaches to handling materials. For hobbyists it's an inspiration resources and for professionals the book compiles useful tables and formulae.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book
*by C***C on July 24, 2013*

This is probably my favourite of Bart Hopkin's books. It is "The one to get". But they are all worth getting. I felt this exposed me to lots of strange new ideas and possibilities. I love pretty much everything Bart Hopkin does, his books and music. He is a very interesting chappie. If you like experimenting, and strange new sounds, and want to learn more about it, he's the go-to guy.... ...as well as Harry Partch's book "Genesis of a Music". ................ [this part of the "review" I'm just copying+pasting from my other reviews on Bart Hopkin books, since I think I have pretty much the same sentiment for all of his books, and I'm LAZY with multiple reviews (: ] This book is great, and opens up a lot of possibilities for new sounds. It is very imaginative! All books by Bart Hopkin that I own are excellent. They are all 5 star books for me. They all open up beautiful and strange new possibilities for sounds. The ones I own are - Musical Instrument design - Experimental Musical Instruments back issues on CD - Funny Noises for the Connoisseur - Plosives and Aerophones - Getting a bigger sound - Nice Noise [written with another author, Yuri Landman] - I own a few of Bart's albums I think the only book I don't own is the "Wind Chimes" one, since I'm not really a "wind chime" kind of guy, but I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I should just grab it anyway, in case it is even a fraction as interesting as the other books. I don't know, though.... wind chimes..... I might give it a go..... Thanks for putting this stuff together!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome Book On Experimental Musical Instrument Construction
*by T***H on September 9, 2011*

This book explains the physics of musical instruments with an eye toward making experimental musical instruments. The physics content is practical and non mathematical. The book is supplemented with a number of hands on demonstrations. These demonstrations require easily obtainable supplies (such as balloons, copper pipes, Styrofoam ice chests and small pieces of wood and wire) and only a few common tools (such as wire cutters, a hammer or a saw). Neither a shop nor power tools are necessary. If you are the experimental kind, and you wonder what awesome timbres you might discover if you made your own musical instruments, this is the book for you. If your interest is in making traditional musical instruments you will be disappointed. Advanced construction techniques are not covered. That is not what this book is about.

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