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| You don't even need a special work area. Using only your basic household tools and throwaways from your garage or garden shed, you can make any of the musical instruments in this books. |
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| #01573 - $14.95 |
| Ginger Summit and Jim Widess are co-authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft, Lark Books, 1996. (over 40,000 in circulation!) Ginger Summit has been crafting and growing gourds for 15 years. She is also author of Gourds in Your Garden, Hilway Press, 1998. (over 15,000 in circulation) Jim Widess, owner of The Caning Shop, has provided gourds, supplies and tools and sponsored gourd crafting classes for 16 years. He is the book's photographer and also co-author of The Caner's Handbook, Lark Books, 1991. (over 40,000 in circulation) |
| What
the Experts are Saying About Summit's and Widess's books:
"Long-time
gourders themselves, with excellent earlier books already
to their credit on gourd growing and gourd craft...
The authors researched gourd instruments from around
the world… they then set about producing dozens
of the most practical, effective and home-buildable
gourd instrument types… These are described in
the book, with step-by-step construction photographs
and descriptions. Most of the instruments are simple
to make, requiring a minimum of special tools or materials.
Photographs of and background information on many more
beautiful gourd instruments… further enrich the
book." - Bart Hopkin, Experimental
Musical Instruments, Journal of EMI "There is an amazing wealth of information here, covering not only how-to's and history, but also extending into the social sciences and even science. Actual instructions... are included... a book that patient crafters will appreciate." - Booklist, February, 2000 "…I was amazed at the variety of gourd instruments the world has produced, and over 60 are pictured or described in a clear, straightforward [manner]… [the] history alone makes the book worth the price… the raison d'être of the book is the detailed directions with step-by-step pictures for making 20 instruments from gourds…this is how-to; written and illustrated at its best. The Gourd, the Journal of the American Gourd Society "Historically, ethnic groups in many countries have used a great number of musical instruments made from gourds. In North America these instruments are used mainly by percussionists. Most of the step-by-step projects in this book by gourd artists Summit and Widess (The Complete Book of Gourd Craft) are for percussion or stringed instruments such as the Latin American guiro (gourd scraper) or the spike fiddle. There are also a few from the wind family, such as the fipple flute. These are legitimate musical instruments made from traditional materials, and they are fully playable as well as being beautifully crafted. Highly recommended for general crafts as well as ethnomusicology collections." - Library Journal, February, 2000 "Well written." - Jim Story, gourd grower "I highly recommend The Complete Book of Gourd Craft." - Organic Gardening Magazine "Delightful to read." - Jim Linthicum, AGS President "A treat for the eyes." - Basketry Express "The projects, presented by experienced gourd crafters, are artistic and imaginative and cover all techniques of dealing with gourds." - Library Journal "A written detail of arts which have over the centuries been passed along by only word of mouth." - Bay Area Antiques |