One of the most important books on the subject:
http://www.amazon.com/Physics-Musical-Instruments-Neville-Fl...
It's mostly covered from a synthesis/physics POV angle, btw. But will give you a tremendous foundation in the types of waveforms many different instruments produce.
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One of the most important books on the subject:
http://www.amazon.com/Physics-Musical-Instruments-Neville-Fl...
It's mostly covered from a synthesis/physics POV angle, btw. But will give you a tremendous foundation in the types of waveforms many different instruments produce.