Jonathan Jay Brandstater

Jonathan's musical instrument collection Jonathan Jay Brandstater

Jonathan's musical instrument collection is 154 pages long, including the introduction and reference section. The content is a series of captioned photographs showing musical instruments the author has made. Folk instruments are often made by hand and may be simple in design and construction. This is in contrast to instruments mass produced in factories. Also, some folk instruments are typical of specific cultures. Examples of these instruments are featured in this book: didgeridoos from Australia, shakuhachis from Japan, koncovkas from Slovakia, penny whistles from Ireland. This book is designed to inspire the reader to make his or own instruments, rather than being an instruction book.