Handbook of materials for percussion instruments Chapter 0 Preface PART 1 Percussion instruments, their classification and their sound Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Organology of percussion instruments and patents Chapter 3 About the sound of percussion instruments Chapter 4 Experimental methodology for acoustical properties of percussion instruments PART 2 Structural parts of the Instruments Chapter 5 The membranophones - timpani, drums, tambourine Chapter 6 The Idiophones made of wood played with mallets - marimba, xylophone Chapter 7 The metallic idiophones played with mallets- vibraphone, glockenspiel Chapter 8 The struck idiophones played with mallets -gong, tam-tam, cymbal, chimes, triangle, plate Chapter 9 The mallets Chapter 10 Other Struck idiophone- the church bell, carillon Chapter 11 Idiophones with keyboard - celesta Chapter 12 The Concussion Idiophones - castanets, woodblocks Chapter 13 New Percussion instruments PART 3 Properties of Materials Chapter 14 Properties of wood for percussion instruments Chapter 15 Properties of metallic alloys for percussion instruments Chapter 16 Properties of leather for percussion instruments Chapter 17 Properties of new materials for percussion instruments PART 4 Maintenance and conservation of percussion instruments Chapter 18 Care and maintenance of percussion instruments Chapter 19 Conservation of percussion instrument Chapter 20 Patents.