(Percussion). The Cymbal Book is the first book of its kind. It details the 5000-year history and development of these fascinating instruments. Based on visits to all the major cymbal manufacturing companies and interviews with the world's leading drummers, journalist and drummer Hugo Pinksterboer has created a well-documented and readable book, featuring over 200 photos and a 16-page color photo section. It covers topics such as selection and testing, acoustics, ideas for set-ups, cleaning, and repair, and much, much more. Whether read for enjoyment or used as a specific reference guide, The Cymbal Book will answer every question on this subject.

The Cymbal Book

Arts & Photography

Pinksterboer, Hugo

Music

Hal Leonard

This owner's guide for electric guitarists and bassists features numerous tips on auditioning and buying a (bass) guitar, choosing new strings, maintenance and tuning, and other aspects that are unique to an electric guitar. This book also includes chapters on the history and the production of these instruments, as well as an index, a glossary, and the unique Interactive Tipcodes that allow you to hear online audio examples.

Tipbook Electric Guitar & Bass Guitar: The Complete Guide

Humor & Entertainment

HAL LEONARD CORPORATION

An owner's guide for acoustic guitarists at all levels, this book features numerous tips on auditioning and buying an acoustic guitar, choosing new strings, maintenance and tuning, and much more. Also included are chapters on the instrument's family, history, and production, as well as an index, a glossary, the unique Interactive Tipcodes, and a complete set of chord diagrams.

Tipbook Acoustic Guitar: The Complete Guide

Here is a totally new and expanded edition of the 2005 original. The new 6“x9” format offers string players at all levels essential information on auditioning and buying a new instrument, bow, and strings. Chapters on maintenance and tuning are included, as well as background information on the family, the history, and the production of the instruments, a glossary and an index, interactive Tipcodes, and a new chapter on practicing.

Tipbook Violin and Viola: The Complete Guide

The book helps keyboardists understand and appreciate their instruments without getting too technical. It includes chapters on auditioning keyboards and pianos, appreciating sound, connections, MIDI, maintenance, and much more. A glossary, an index, and the Tipbook Company's unique Tipcodes complete the book.

Tipbook Keyboard & Digital Piano: The Complete Guide

(Book). This easy-to-read and highly accessible Tipbook has been written in close collaboration with classical and non-classical singers and teachers, therapists, and other experts. Tipbook Vocals doesn't teach you how to sing, but it supplies you with valuable, practical information that will help you to understand and extend the possibilities of your voice, to appreciate and evaluate input from voice teachers and coaches, and to have easier access to other literature on the subject.

Tipbook Vocals: The Singing Voice

This book covers all aspects of the cello – except instructional lessons. Tipbooks are for players who want to understand and get the most out of their instrument. Features include: practicing tips • jargon explanations • basic background information • price indications • the history and the family of the instrument • care and maintenance • and more. They are written in collaboration with musicians, teachers, technicians, and other experts for beginners, students, and advanced players.

Tipbook Cello

(Book). Whether you need a guitar amp, a sound system, a multi-effects unit for a bass guitar, or a keyboard amplifier, Tipbook Amplifiers and Effects helps you make a good choice. Two chapters explain general features (controls, equalizers, speakers, MIDI, etc.) and figures (watts, ohms, impedance, etc.), and further chapters cover the specifics of guitar amps, bass amps, keyboard amps, acoustic amps, and sound systems. Effects and effect units are dealt with in detail, and there are dedicated chapters on microphones and pickups, and on cables and wireless systems.

Tipbook Amplifiers & Effects: The Complete Guide

Choosing a piano becomes a lot easier with the knowledge provided in Tipbook Piano, a guidebook that helps readers gain a better understanding of this complex, expensive instrument without going into “data overload.” How to evaluate an instrument's timbre, how to judge and compare piano keyboards and pedals, the influence of the instrument's dimensions, different types of cabinets, the difference between laminated and solid wood soundboards, accessories, hybrid and digital pianos, and why tuning and regulation are so important – everything is covered in this handy guide. All Tip Books feature online audio examples through Tip Codes. When the coresponding code is entered into the free website (www.tipbook.com) audio examples of topics dicussed in the book come alive; including scales, performances, and terms.

Tipbook Piano: The Complete Guide

Tipbook Clarinet provides you with the information you need to choose the instrument that's right for you. It answers all your questions and more, with information on how workmanship, materials, and other elements make for different instruments with vastly different prices, as well as chapters on learning to play, choosing an instrument, buying mouthpieces, necks and reeds, cleaning and maintenance, and a glossary of key terms. Highlights: • Interactive Tipcodes, audible examples of topics in the book, can be accessed at www.tipbook.com

Tipbook Clarinet: The Complete Guide (Tipbooks)

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