The Art of the Trumpet-Maker (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198166054)

This book is a study of the manufacture of brass instruments, particularly trumpets, in Nuremberg during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Barclay discusses the history of the instrument, the metals used, their chemical and physical structure, solders used, the tools and workshops involved, and techniques of fabrication. He also touches on the philosophy, ethics, and practicality of using historical instruments or accurate facsimiles in modern performance.

Author: Robert Barclay
ISBN-10: 0198166052
ISBN-13: 9780198166054
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 05/23/1996
Pages: 198
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.64h x 7.39w x 0.46d