- ISBN13: 9781402745034
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Pluck them, bang them, shake them, and blow into them! These instruments—from wood temple gongs to water drums and stamping tubes—produce every type of joyful noise. Make a fun “gourd orchestra” of rattles, like a Mesoamerican Indian rain stick and African shekere; a Caribbean guiro; a gorgeous mbira or thumb piano; and friction drums that wail or roar. There are instruments from near and far, from the unusual to the familiar banjo and guitar. Tips on choosi… More >>
Making Gourd Musical Instruments: Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments & How to Play Them
5 Responses to “Making Gourd Musical Instruments: Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments & How to Play Them”
Great book for those wishing to learn how to make their gourd into a musical instrument. Good detail on how to do it. Recommend highly.
Rating: 5 / 5
For the most part, this is a nice book for a person who wants to make a good instrument, but does not have a woodworking shop at their disposal, though having a small electric saw does help, because there are some projects where wood must be cut, drilled, etc. The only thing I didn’t really like about the book was the fact that there were some really cool instruments in there that there were no instructions for. On a more positive note, the book provided a lot of interesting information about how the various types of instrument groups make their sound, along with how they are played, and variations on how to make them. The book also told of the instruments’ origins, which was nice to know. I am currently building a Kenyan lyre, called a nyatiti, which was pictured in the book on page 77. This book has really inspired me to begin creating my own musical instruments, which I think all serious musicians should do. I believe a musical instrument is almost like an extension of the essense of the musician who plays it, and what better way is there to display their own personality?
Rating: 4 / 5
This book is amazing. I’ve already made the kazoos. There’s a few that I’d like a bit more detail in the instructions, but overall it’s an interesting and useful book about Gourd Musical Instruments.
Rating: 4 / 5
A fantastic companion to “The Complete Book of Gourd Craft” (by the same authors). The history lesson on each type of instrument is wonderful for both adults and children. The photos of both ancient and new instruments are a pleasure to look at and an inspiration to get going on a project while the instructions for making the instruments are basic enough to get started and then let your imagination run wild. If you need more help with basic gourd craft, just refer to “The Complete Book of Gourd Craft” Happy Gourding!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book does not compare to Ginger Summit’s previous books on gourd crafts. The material lists are incomplete and the instructions are poorly written. It was extremely frustrating, particularly to construct the thumb piano, to have incomplete parts list and the book assumes that the user has a fairly extensive knowledge of tools. I do NOT recommend this book to anyone who wants a quality folk type instrument. I have constructed four instruments and found the general directions poor. It was interesting from a historical folk instrument aspect but was not functional for helping one learn to create gourd instruments.
Rating: 2 / 5