Junkyard jam band : DIY musical instruments and noisemakers / David Erik Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, David Erik, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musical instruments--Construction.

Musical instruments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Do-it-yourself musical instruments and noisemakers

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : No Starch Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A collection of DIY musical instruments made from everyday materials. For any lover of music making or crafts.

Contents:

About the Author ; Brief Contents ; Contents in Detail ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; What's in This Book? ; A Note on Safety; Further Reading ; Support and Contact; License; Part I: Quick Projects and Tinkering; Project 1: The Slinkiphone; Preparation; Building the Slinkiphone; Finding Amplifiers; Playing the Slinkiphone; Echoes and Amplifiers ; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Project 2: The Plasti-Pickup; Preparation; Building the Plasti-Pickup; Protect Your Lungs and Brain!; Playing the Plasti-Pickup; Doubling the Vocals; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Project 3: The Elephant Trumpet; Preparation

Building the Elephant TrumpetPlaying the Elephant Trumpet; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Tube Length; Mutes; Resources; Project 4: The CPVC Slide Whistle; Preparation; Buying CPVC; Building the Slide Whistle; Build the Mouthpiece; Add the Piston and Slide; Finishing Touches; Playing the Slide Whistle; Pipes and Pitches; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Resources; Project 5: The Scratchbox; Behold the Magnetic Musicassette!; Preparation; Building the Scratchbox; Build a Tape Deck Amp; Playing the Scratchbox; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Project 6: The Droid Voicebox; Preparation; On the LM386

Building the Droid VoiceboxConnections in Circuit Diagrams; Playing the Droid Voicebox; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Tweak the Body Contacts; Resistor Math: Series vs. Parallel; Use a Different PCB; Project 7: Circuit Bending for Beginners; Preparation; Three Basic Circuit Bends; Modify the Output; Explore Resistor Bends; Add a Power Reset; Package Your Project; Playing Your Circuit-Bent Instruments; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Resources; Project 8: Junkshop Percussion; Meet Vince: Professional Washboardist; Listening to Music; Exploring Surfaces and Sounds; Boom; Ting and Ring; Click Sounds

Shake and RattleSticks; Your Hands as Percussion Instruments; Multisurface Improvised Instruments; Washboard Playing Tips; Exploring Techniques; Practice Rudiments with Your Hands; Free Your Fingers and Feet; Part II: Weekend Projects; Project 9: The Playing-Card Pickup; Preparation; Building the Playing-Card Pickup; Guitar Pickups Demystified; The Facts on Wax; Playing the Playing-Card Pickup; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Resources; Project 10: The Robo-Tiki Steel-Stringed Ukulele; Preparation; Building the Ukulele; Build the Pickup; Build the Neck; Build the Body; Add Pegs and Strings

Tune and TestTuning by Ear; Playing the Ukulele; Evolution of the Ukulele; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Swap Out the Cigar Box; Straight Acoustic or All Electric; Resources; Project 11: The Twang & Roar Kalimba; Preparation; Buying Music Wire; Building the Basic Twang & Roar Kalimba; Prepare Your Tines and Bridge; Drill the Holes; Install the Saddle Blocks and Bridge; Install the Tines; Time to Go Electric!; Build the Electronics; Test the Electronics; Install the Electronics; Tuning the Kalimba; Playing the Kalimba; Tips, Tricks, and Mods; Troubleshooting; Acoustic Mods; Electronic Mods

Expand Your Scale

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781457196416

1457196417

9781593276973

1593276974

OCLC:

957436228