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Gourd
Musical Instruments
includes the original audio CD |
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readers are saying about this book: "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!" - a customer "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?" - Andria Redlin "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." - P. Kamler, PLK Gourds, Saint Louis, Missouri "This book gives wonderful history and inspiration to anyone interested in crafting musical instruments from gourds." - a customer |
| Making
Gourd Musical Instruments is only $27.95. The Gourd Musical
Instruments booklet and CD are only $19.95. Together, you'll
own the most innovative musical instrument-making instruction set ever
published. Order your copies of Making Gourd Musical Instruments and Gourd Musical Instruments today and start making tunable and playable instruments, that you'll be proud to perform on, this week! |