''Experimental Musical Instruments'' was a periodical edited and published by

Bart Hopkin Bart Hopkin is a builder of experimental musical instruments and a writer and publisher on the subject. Hopkin runs the website windworld.com, which provides resources regarding unusual instruments. Hopkin published the magazine ''Experimental Mus ...

, an instrument builder and writer about 20th century

experimental music Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...

design and

custom made instrument An experimental musical instrument (or custom-made instrument) is a musical instrument that modifies or extends an existing instrument or class of instruments, or defines or creates a new class of instrument. Some are created through simple modif ...

construction. Though no longer in print, back issues are still available. The material and approach of EMI can now be found electronically on their site hosted by Bart Hopkin. This site is, together with www.oddmusic.com the main source on the internet for experimental musical instrumentalism.https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=nl-nl&q=experimental+musical+instrument&btnG=Zoeken&lr= Although only old editions of the magazine are still available and no newer editions appear, the name is still in use as the publisher for many of the book written by Bart Hopkin and co-writers.

Publications

*''Experimental Musical Instruments'', magazine, 70 issues appeared as a printed publication between 1985 and 1999, later on re-issued as well on CD-ROM. It was first headquartered in

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, and then in Point Reyes Station, California.

Books

*''Slap Tubes and other plosive Aerophones'' - Bart Hopkin and Phil Dadson, Experimental Musical Instruments *''Getting a Bigger Sound'' - Bart Hopkin with Robert Cain and

Jason Lollar Jason Lollar is an American luthier, musician, and co-founder of Lollar Pickups. A 1979 graduate of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, Jason is the author of ''Basic Pickup Winding and Complete Guide to Making Your Own Pickup Winder'', now in i ...

*Making Marimbas and Other Bar Percussion Instruments - Bart Hopkin and Carl Dean with

Christopher Banta Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or " Anointed", and φέρε� ...

* Wind Chimes, Design and Construction, Experimental Musical Instruments *Funny Noises for the Connoisseur, Book and audio CD - Bart Hopkin with

Ray Brunelle Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gr ...

and

Vincent Nicastro Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

*Air Columns and Tone Holes: Principles for Wind, Experimental Musical Instruments *''

Nice Noise Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative ci ...

'' - Bart Hopkin and

Yuri Landman Yuri Landman (born 1 February 1973) is a Dutch inventor of musical instruments and musician who has made several experimental electric string instruments for a number of artists including Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Liars, Jad Fair of Half Japan ...

, 72 pgs, Full Color, 2012, Experimental Musical Instruments,

CDs

* INSTUMENTARIUM HOPKINIS, Bart Hopkin Plays Invented Instruments, 2002 *21 WAYS OF LOOKING AT THINGS, Sound Instruments Designed by Bart Hopkin, 2007

References

External links

Experimental Musical Instruments website

Experimental Musical Instruments on Internet Archive
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