Art of the Trumpet-Maker The Materials, Tools, and Techniques of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Nuremberg

Name: Art of the Trumpet-Maker The Materials, Tools, and Techniques of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Nuremberg
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ISBN: 9780198166054

ISBN-10: 0198166052

ISBN-13: 9780198166054

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Authors: Robert Barclay

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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…

Book details

List price: $105.00
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/23/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 198
Size: 7.32" wide x 9.69" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Introduction


The instrument and its history


The metal


Solders and fluxes


The workshop


The techniques


Conclusion