assigned: 1/19/05
due: Friday 1/21/05 beginning of studio
Research musical instruments
Why musical instruments?
-They function
-Incredible machines
-Spaces that produce sound
-Real materials
-Involve human interaction to work
musical instrument research categories:
1. trumpet/ cornet/ trombone/ horns group (Justin + Louis)
2. alto/ tenor saxophone group (Katherine + Dillon)
3. clarinet & flute (Jake + Amanda)
3. piano group (Grant + Katy + Scott)
4. guitar group (Casey + Brett)
5. bass group (Kristin + Amy)
6. drums group (Jeff + Cameron + Chris)
Areas of concentration
need substantial examples of research
need to be serious about this; dig; not just the web; go to library
not just photos on velvet; looking for drawings and images
history and theory of the instrument
technical: diagrams that show how it works
physics of sound related to your instrument
charts and graphs
construction drawings
construction techniques
construction photos
photos of instruments
photos of instrument details
check with manufacturers (avoid manufacturer brochures)
bring in the books you found marked
print any web information you find
Finding actual instruments:
find damaged or abandoned whole instruments or parts of instruments.
can we cut it up? if possible we are going to cut and dismantle instruments
can we Xray it?
or can we find instruments to photograph; campus sources
report back with findings
