Instrument Repair

String Letter Publishing  

Larry Sandberg   The complete story of the five-string banjo, how and why it works, and what to do when something goes wrong.Every aspect of... [read more]

Hideo Kamimoto   Everything every guitar repairman, player, guitar builder, and guitar owner needs to know about the proper care of every kind of guitar,... [read more]

Dan Erlewine  

Roger H. Siminoff  

Edward L. Kottick, R. Masters, Jorgensen   Edward Kottick, an experienced harpsichord builder, offers the first practical guide to buying, repairing, and maintaining a harpsichord. The harpsichord is a... [read more]

Pieter J. Fillet  

Robert Barclay   The Materials, Tools, and Techniques of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Nuremberg (Early Music Series, No 14)... [read more]

James R. McKay, Russel Hinkle, William Woodward, James R. McKay, Louis Skinner, Russell Hinkle   Subtitled: "Lou Skinner's Techniques". With the help of author James McKay, the late Louis Skinner, America's master bassoon reedmaker, documented his techniques for... [read more]

Charlie Chandler  

Bruce Ossman  

This is a fine and valuable book, encyclopaedic in its coverage of the subject, and... [read more]

Below the level of the musical note lies the realm of microsound, of sound particles... [read more]