Bart Hopkin is a builder of experimental musical instruments[1] and a writer and publisher on the subject.
Besides writing, he has also built several experimental musical instruments such as wooden saxophones, the Bell Tree, harmonic zithers, the Savart Wheel, the Trillium Harp, the Trillium Cluster, and many other instruments that are difficult to categorize.
[3] In 2012, he published the book Nice Noise, about prepared guitar techniques written by Hopkin and experimental builder Yuri Landman.
The book also features contributions by other builders such as Bradford Reed, Sam Dook (guitarist of The Go!
Team), Fred Carlson, David Canwright, Dante Rosati and Neil Feather as well as info about John Schneiders microtonal guitars.