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Seller notes: The art of the trumpet-maker: the materials, tools, and techniques of the seventeenth [sic] and eighteenth centuries in Nuremberg 0 reviews Author: R. L. Barclay Summary: This is a study of the manufacture of brass instruments, particularly the trumpet, in Nuremberg during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The book begins with a brief history of the instrument and the city where it was made, and an introduction to the changes in style, shape, and ornamentation which occurred over more than two hundred years. The techniques of extraction and purification, and the chemical and physical structure of the metals are discussed, especially in relation to the use of authentic materials in reproductions. A separate chapter deals with solders for brass and silver and their use in the workshop. The tools and workshop facilities are identified and detailed using contemporary illustrations and examples from the author's workshop. The longest chapter, which is highly illustrated, deals with the techniques of fabrication as practised today, and draws parallels between them and historical practice. The book concludes with a discussion of the philosophy, ethics, and practicality of using historical instruments or accurate facsimiles in modern performance Print Book, English, 1992 Edition: View all formats and editions Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, Oxford [England], New York, 1992 Series: Early music series (London, England: 1976), 14 Genre: History Physical Description: xi, 186 pages: illustrations, map; 26 cm. ISBN: 9780198162230, 9780198166054, 0198162235, 0198166052 OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 23655185 Subjects: 1600-1799 Germany Nuremberg History Trompette Facture Allemagne Nuremberg Trompette Facture Allemagne Nuremberg Histoire 17e sie¿cle Trompette Facture Allemagne Nuremberg Histoire 18e sie¿cle Trompette Facture Histoire 17e sie¿cle Trompette Facture Histoire 18e sie¿cle Trumpet Construction Trumpet Construction Germany Nuremberg Trumpet Construction Germany Nuremberg History 17th century Trumpet Construction Germany Nuremberg History 18th century Trumpet Construction History 17th century Trumpet Construction History 18th century Contents: Introduction. Prologue; Sources of information The instrument and its history. The Nuremberg trumpet; The brass industry in Nuremberg; The makers and their instrument The metal. Brass; Silver Solders and fluxes. Solders for brass; Solders for silver; Ideals properties of a solder; Fluxes The workshop. Introduction; The workspace; Tool steel; The tools; Foundry work; Gilding; Working conditions The techniques. Introduction; The parts; Assembly; Accessories Conclusion. The high philosophical road; The ethical high ground; Better response; Final words