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I'm looking for a textbook written by a "Baines" It supposedly discusses the theory of brass wind instruments as it relates to the overall length of an instrument, it's base key, and the length of the corresponding valve loops. If someone happens to have the boo or something similar collecting dust on a shelf or in a box. I might be interested n taking it off your hands. PM me if you have such a beast.

tundratubist wrote:I'm looking for a textbook written by a "Baines" It supposedly discusses the theory of brass wind instruments as it relates to the overall length of an instrument, it's base key, and the length of the corresponding valve loops. If someone happens to have the boo or something similar collecting dust on a shelf or in a box. I might be interested n taking it off your hands. PM me if you have such a beast.

http://www.amazon.com/Brass-Instruments ... 470&sr=8-1

Thanks Sloan,
I'll take a look. Does anybody have any other suggested reading (Acoustically related of course) for ones' night stand?

I have such a book around here but don't recall if it's by that author. I try to have a deeper look later this evening.

Here's a website that has answered many of my questions:
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/brassaco ... html#bells

A low-level and easy read introduction to musical acoustics is Arthur Benade's "Horns, Strings & Harmony". Now probably out of print, but you may be able to pick up the Anchor books paperback in a used book store.

Holy cats! There was a recent post from the "Schilke Brass Clinic" that really addresses major aspects of brass tubular response, etc.. (No comments on that piece?) What are you trying to do?

tundratubist wrote:Thanks Sloan,
I'll take a look. Does anybody have any other suggested reading (Acoustically related of course) for ones' night stand?

Within easy reach:

_The Physics of Music, with an introduction by Carleen Maley Hutchins_, Readings from Scientific American, W. H Freeman and Company, ISBN 007167-0096-4, ISBN 0-7167-0095-6 pbk.

Several articles from "Scientific American", with bibliographies from each article. Includes:
"Physics and Music", Frederick A. Saunders, July 1948,
"The Acoustics of the Singing Voice", Johan Sundberg, March 1977,
"The Physics of the Piano", E. Donnell Blackham, December 1965
"The Physics of Wood Winds", Arthur H. Benade, October 1960,
"The Physics of Brasses", Arthur H. Benade, July 1973,
"The Physics of Violins", Carleen Maley Hutchins, November 1962,
"The Physics of the Bowed String", John C Schelleng, January 1974,
"Architectural Acoustice", Vern O. Knudsen, November 1963

_The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments_, Edited by Trevor Herbert and John Wallace, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 56343 7 hardback, ISBN 0 521 56522 7 paperback.

18 chapters by various authors, ranging from "Lip-vibrated instruments of the ancient and non-western world"
to "Frontiers or byways? Brass instruments in avant-garde music".

_Brass Instrumtents: Their History and Development_, Anthony Baines, Charles Scribner's Sons, ISBN 0-684-16668-2.

_Horns, Strings, and Harmony_, Arthur H. Benade, Dover Publications, Inc., ISBN 0-486-27331-8 (pbk).

High school version

_Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics, Second, Revised Edition_, Arthur H. Benade, Dover Publications, Inc., ISBN 0-486-26484-X

College version

_The Physics of Musical Instruments, Second Edition_, Neville H. Fletcher and Thomas D. Rossing, Springer, ISBN 0-387-98374-0 (hardcover)

Graduate students with a math/science/engineering background

Thanks again Sloan,

It looks like your typical light reading. If I don't find what I need here, it must not be available. Thanks to all for your suggestions. I think these will keep me busy.

Dave

Dave, you moving back to the Fargo area this summer? If things go as planned I'll be in Fargo by mid June.

There are several acoustics books by Baines on Abebooks.com

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchR ... &x=66&y=12

Chad, We're done the 10th of May, Due in Fargo the 13th.