Handbook of Materials for Percussion Musical Instruments

Preface.- PART 1 Classification and sound of percussion instruments.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Organology of percussion instruments for the classic symphony orchestra.- Chapter 3 About the sound of percussion instruments.- Chapter 4 Methodology for percussion instruments testing.- PART 2 Structural parts of the Instruments.- Chapter 5 Materials for membranophones - timpani, drums, tambourine.- Chapter 6. Idiophones made of wood and played with mallets: marimba and xylophone.- Chapter 7 Metallic idiophones played with mallets.- Chapter 8. Struck idiophones played with mallets: gongs, cymbals, chimes, bell plates, triangle.- Chapter 9 The Mallets.- Chapter 10 The carillon.- Chapter 11 A percussion idiophone instrument with keyboard: the celesta.- Chapter 12 Concussion idiophones.- Chapter 13 New Percussion Instruments.- PART 3 Properties of Materials.- Chapter 14 Properties of wood species for percussion instruments.- Chapter15 Metallic alloys for percussion instruments.- Chapter 16 Leather for percussion instruments.- Chapter 17 New materials for percussion instruments.- PART 4 Maintenance and conservation of percussion instruments.- Chapter18. Care, maintenance and restoration of percussion instruments.- Chapter 19 Conservation of percussion instruments.- Chapter 20 Patents for percussion instruments.