Blackwood "Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings"

I know this book is pretty hard to come by these days, but it's a classic
in the field. Thought someone on this list might be interested. (I already
have a copy, otherwise I'd be buying it!) This is the first time I've seen
a copy come up on the used market.

Rick

> Title: The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings; Author:
> Blackwood, Easley; Publisher: Princeton University Press 1985;
>
> 1. The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings by Blackwood, Easley.
> Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. 1985. Hardcover 8vo,
> hardcover. Near fine condition in fine dj. 2 ex-lib stamps on 2 early pgs
> (only markings), else contents bright, crisp & clean, virtually
> unopened; dj pristine. viii, 318 p., illus. (Keywords: ACOUSTICS,
> DIATONIC, INTERVALS, MUSIC, MUSICAL, PHYSICS, SCALES, TEMPERAMENT,
> TUNING, ISBN 0691091293.)
> The price of the book is US$ 86.00
> Please reference the seller's book # 103022551 when ordering.
>
> To order this book click here:
> http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?ph=1&bi=189720586

Rick,

{you wrote...}
>I know this book is pretty hard to come by these days, but it's a classic
>in the field. Thought someone on this list might be interested.

Would you consider posting this to the main tuning list if no one at MMM bites? I think there might be some over in that group that would be interested...

Cheers,
Jon

too late -- i already forwarded it there!

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan M. Szanto"
<JSZANTO@A...> wrote:
> Rick,
>
> {you wrote...}
> >I know this book is pretty hard to come by these days, but it's a
classic
> >in the field. Thought someone on this list might be interested.
>
> Would you consider posting this to the main tuning list if no one
at MMM
> bites? I think there might be some over in that group that would be
> interested...
>
> Cheers,
> Jon

P,

{you wrote...}
>too late -- i already forwarded it there!

Meddler! :) Actually, that shows how email works: I looked at the tuning list just before I sent the msg to MMM, and there was no posting. Now it's there...

Cheers,
Jon

Well, everyone beat me to the punch... I hope some tuning enthusiast gets
the book!

Rick

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Rick McGowan <rick@u...> wrote:

/makemicromusic/topicId_4362.html#4366

> Well, everyone beat me to the punch... I hope some tuning
enthusiast gets
> the book!
>
> Rick

***Hi Rick,

Yes, I got an email from abebooks myself. It was on my "request"
list... However, I already purchased the book for more money
(regrettably!) from the Barnes and Noble used services.

You're right, though, the book is hard to find, and Easley Blackwood
is no help, whatsoever, in finding one. He seems "pissed off" that
the book was discontinued by Princeton University press and has no
intention of making it available through his "Blackwood
Enterprises..."

best,

Joe Pehrson

> You're right, though, the book is hard to find, and Easley Blackwood
> is no help, whatsoever, in finding one. He seems "pissed off" that
> the book was discontinued by Princeton University press and has no
> intention of making it available through his "Blackwood
> Enterprises..."

Yes, he should rightly be pissed off. It's a great book and a landmark in
tuning theory! And he's getting nothing at all from the secondary (used)
market for it.

Traditional publishers don't want to keep books in stock unless they're
selling like hotcakes. It doesn't pay.

It's pretty sad. But in this day & age, any author who wants his work
continuously available has recourse to print-on-demand publishing at
phenomenally affordable prices. If he wanted to put it back in print, he
could easily do so (unless the previous publisher has been unscrupulous and
acquired excessive rights in the thing).

Sorry for the off-topic rant here...

Rick

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Rick McGowan <rick@u...> wrote:

/makemicromusic/topicId_4362.html#4370

> Traditional publishers don't want to keep books in stock unless
they're
> selling like hotcakes. It doesn't pay.
>
> It's pretty sad. But in this day & age, any author who wants his
work
> continuously available has recourse to print-on-demand publishing
at
> phenomenally affordable prices. If he wanted to put it back in
print, he
> could easily do so (unless the previous publisher has been
unscrupulous and
> acquired excessive rights in the thing).
>
> Sorry for the off-topic rant here...
>
> Rick

***Come to think of it, Rick, the "used" copy that I got through
Barnes and Noble was a reprint through University Microfilms in Ann
Arbor, so it's quite possible that it's available there as a "print
on demand..." Blackwood never mentioned that to me for some reason...

J. Pehrson