Handmade Music Factory: The Ultimate DIY Guide

The Ultimate Guide to Making Foot-Stompin’ -Good Instruments
by Mike Orr

Cigar box guitars are joined by hubcap banjos, license plate guitars, iron board guitars, cookie tin guitars, one-string washtub basses and the soup can diddly bow in this fun, encouraging book.

Its message: “Anyone willing to spend a little time working with simple tools and accessible materials can craft creative and beautiful-sounding instruments right at home.”

“These are the instruments that created the foundation of blues and American music. Guitar makers, music fans, and anyone who appreciates the art of of craftsmanship will find something appealing.” — Shelley Ritter, Director, Delta Blues Museum

9″ x 7.1/2″. 160 pages. Profusely Illustrated in color.

Pages: 127
Binding: TP
Publisher: Fox Chapel