Handmade Music Factory
The Ultimate Guide to Making Foot-Stompin Good Instruments
by Mike Orr
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Pub Date Nov 01 2011 | Archive Date Jun 06 2013
Description
Join the roots-music revolution and make your own foot-stomping instruments
Learn to make a cigar box guitar, hubcap banjo, washtub bass, stomp box and more
(LANCASTER, PA) There's a growing do-it-yourself movement that has music lovers building and playing great-sounding, primitive instruments made from salvaged and recycled materials. And now with the new guide from a cigar box guitar craftsman, Handmade Music Factory (Fox Chapel Publishing, November 1, 2011) readers can build real-working instruments for the whole band.
Not only will these instruments sound good, they're fun to play and look cool. Even celebrities are jamming with handmade instruments, like Johnny Depp and guitar legend, Jack White.
Author Mike Orr provides everything a reader needs to craft a:
Hubcap Banjo Cigar Box Guitar Cookie Tin Guitar Stand Up Lap Steel Guitar (made from a vintage ironing board) Washtub Bass Stomp Box Amplified WashboardOrr also provides fun tips on where to find salvaged materials, how to survive camping out at music festivals, and as a bonus-how to get plugged in and make your own amp from inexpensive parts. With hundreds of photos and easy to follow instructions Handmade Music Factory offers great weekend projects for the whole family. An amazing photo gallery of primitives will inspire anyone who loves music to try their hand at making a foot-stomping good instrument.
Advance Praise
It is great to see this resource put together to help people reconnect with the roots of modern music. - Jeff Davidson, Producer, Sun Studio Sessions, Memphis, TN
These are the instruments that created the foundation of blues and American music. Guitar makers, music fans and anyone who appreciates the art of craftsmanship will find something appealing. - Shelley Ritter, Director, Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS
Roots music is the soundtrack of America.Blues, Country, Folk and Gospel were often played on handmade instruments like the ones featured in this book. - Carol Harsh, Director, Museum on Main Street, Smithsonian Institution (SITES)
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781565235595 |
| PRICE | 22.95 |
| PAGES | 160 |
