Making musical instruments / Irving Sloane.
| Author/creator | Sloane, Irving |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : E. P. Dutton, ©1978. |
| Description | 159 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Veneers, glue and humidity -- Tools -- Laminate shells and hoops -- Release form -- Lamination procedure -- Exotic face veneers -- Banjo: Shell -- Tone rings and heads -- Neck -- Fretboard -- Resonator -- Flange -- Fitting resonator to banjo -- Inlay -- Engraving -- Tailpiece and the arm rest -- Assembly and tuning pegs -- Regimental snare drum: Metal shell construction -- Hoops and snares -- Drum heads and lapping -- Braces and ropes -- Rope slides -- Decoration -- Drum mounting -- Tambourine: Tambourine shells -- Jingles -- Installing posts and ingles -- Installing head -- Decoration -- Appalachian dulcimer: Construction -- Bending sides and assembly -- Dulcimer materials list -- Hardanger fiddle: Construction -- Ribs and linings -- Top and back -- F-holes -- Bass bar -- Neck and peg box -- Fingerboard and tailpiece -- Assembling body -- Joining neck and body -- Decoration -- Assembly -- Violin materials list -- Finishing -- Dolmetsch recorder: Alto recorder construction -- Mouthpiece -- Bibliography -- Suppliers. |
| Abstract | Demonstrates how to make a banjo, regimental snare drum, tambourine, Appalachian dulcimer, Hardanger fiddle, and Dolemtsch recorder. |
| General note | "A Sunrise book." |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: page 158. |
| LCCN | 77026000 |
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