Tipbook Drums: The Complete Guide

by Hugo Pinksterboer

Overview

(Book). Tipbook Drums The Complete Guide is a totally new and expanded edition of the original Tipbook Drums (2001). This accessible and convenient guide, in a convenient new 6 x 9 format, offers both beginning and advanced drummers a host of information on the instrument. Covers: selecting and testing instruments and accessories; maintenance, adjustment, intonation and tuning; family, history and production of the instrument; dozens of illustrations; interactive Tipcodes at Tipbook.com; a glossary; index; rudiments, basic beats; and much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789087671020
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2007
Series:	Tipbook Series
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.65(d)

Table of Contents

See and hear what you read with Tipcodes www.tipbook.com     XIV
A drummer?     1
A quick tour     5
Learning to play     17
Buying drums     29
Good drums     37
Hardware     67
Drum heads     85
Drum sticks     93
Cymbals     103
Tuning and muffling     115
Setting up and maintenance     137
Back in time     147
The percussion family     151
How they're made     157
Brands     163
Setups     173
Glossary     177
Tipcode list     184
Want to know more?     185
Tipbook rudiments and drum beats     189
Essential data     226
Index     228
The Tipbook Series     231