This book is a graphic description of the International Trumpet-making Workshop, which has been in operation since 1994. Participants in this workshop make a natural trumpet based on a 17th century original using the materials, tools and techniques of the period. Every stage of the workshop is illustrated in over 70 colour photographs, and background information on the trumpet model chosen, the history of the workshop, and further references are also included. This book is a must-have for anyone, musician or not, who is interested in the history and construction of the natural trumpet and its...