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🍂 Harvest Festival for a Festival: Our LIFEM23 Preview 🍂

This November, the very best of early music will be heading to South East London for the London International Festival of Early Music.

We will be there with one of the largest collections of early instruments we’ve ever assembled. From cornamuses to harpsichords, recorders to lutes, viols to drums and everything in between, here’s the pick of our crop to whet your appetite.

Find out more and book your tickets by clicking here.

As always, please contact us with any questions about these instruments and we look forward to talking to you!

  • Monk Cornetto in G @ A440 - Leather/Resin by Jeremy West

    Monk
    £435.00
    2 reviews

    Monk Cornetto in G @ A440 -  Leather/Resin by Jeremy West - includes New Dutch Acorn Mouthpiece and Padded Bag The late Christopher Monk's legacy ...

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  • EMS Soprano Cornamuse

    Early Music Shop
    £550.00
    1 review

    We are delighted to introduce our range of cornamuse, the first of a series of exciting projects between EMS and Jo Kunath. The cornamuse is a wind...

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  • Kobliczek Renaissance Soprano in Maple

    Kobliczek
    £415.00
    1 review

    This Renaissance model is based on drawings taken from 'Syntagma Musicum' (1618) by Michael Praetorius. Kobliczek recorders are made by German make...

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  • Lu-Mi Standard Tenor Viol after Jaye

    Lu-Mi
    from £2,800.00
    1 review

    Lu Mi Tenor viol after Henry Jaye (string length 560mm). This standard tenor viol is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftm...

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  • Serpent in C by The Early Music Shop

    Early Music Shop
    £1,995.00

    EMS Harding Serpent. Our grateful thanks go to David Harding for allowing us to continue production of his extremely popular Harding Serpent since ...

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  • Kung Superio Comfort Tenor Recorder in Cherrywood

    Kung
    £1,275.00
    2 reviews

    KUN2593 Küng's Superio series is based on original recorders by Stanesby Jnr. They have a wide, baroque bore which produces a strong sound, rich in...

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  • Takeyama Alto Recorder in Maple a=442

    Takeyama
    £675.00
    1 review

    Takeyama alto in maple a=442. Takeyama from Japan is regarded as one of the foremost recorder makers. His maple alto is extremely light to hold and...

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  • Liuteria Bizzi Violin after 'Il Cremonese' 1715

    Bizzi
    £8,650.00

    Liuteria Bizzi Violin after Stradivarius 'Il Cremonese' 1715. Registered as Stradivarius IACJ-C19 An exclusive new range of stringed instruments f...

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  • EMS 9" x 4.5" Tabor Drum with drum stick

    Early Music Shop
    £125.00
    5 reviews

    A re-enactment medieval tabor with single snare, using only the best quality calf skins. The two skin heads are tied to a wooden frame with hemp ro...

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  • EMS 12" x 4.5" Tabor with drum stick

    Early Music Shop
    £150.00
    1 review

    A re-enactment medieval tabor with single snare, using only the best quality calf skins. The two skin heads are tied to a wooden frame with hemp ro...

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  • EMS Hand Drum

    Early Music Shop
    £25.00
    1 review

    A simple re-enactment hand drum (10" x 2") using only the best calf skins. For more details or further information, please do not hesitate to cont...

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  • 7 Course Renaissance Lute after Hieber by Matias Crom

    Matias Crom
    £3,250.00

    7 Course Renaissance Lute after Hieber by Matias Crom Inspired by lutes after Hieber and maybe one of the most popular lutes ever copied by luthier...

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  • Bizzi Studio 2 Harpsichord

    Bizzi
    £10,995.00

    Bizzi Studio harpsichord. The most affordable harpsichord on the market! Excellent for students and continuo players! Fine Italianate sound, ea...

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  • Bizzi Flemish Single Manual Harpsichord after Ruckers

    Bizzi
    £19,995.00

      Compass G1 – e3 58 keys 2 x 8 foot stops + buff (lute) stop Transposition: 415 – 440 hz. Keyboard coverings: ebony (naturals) and b...

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  • Gold Harp Bundle - Heritage 29-String Minstrel Harp

    Early Music Shop
    from £650.00
    17 reviews

    Our 29-string Minstrel Harp is a substantially built, Celtic lever harp. It is an ideal beginner instrument for people wanting to see how they get ...

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  • Platinum Harp Bundle - Heritage 36 String 'Meghan' Harp

    Early Music Shop
    from £1,295.00
    3 reviews

    Our 36-string Meghan Harp is a substantially built, Celtic lever harp. It is an ideal student instrument for people wanting to see how they get on...

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  • EMS Heritage 6 Course Renaissance Lute after Hieber

    Early Music Shop
    £850.00
    13 reviews

    Our student 6 course lute is designed after an original by Hieber. It is an affordable, good-quality renaissance lute perfect for beginners. A 6 co...

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  • 7-Course Renaissance Lute by the Early Music Shop

    EMS Heritage 7 Course Renaissance Lute after Hieber

    Early Music Shop
    £895.00

    Introducing the Heritage 7 course Renaissance Lute after Hieber by the Early Music Shop. This student instrument is an affordable, good-quality re...

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  • EMS Heritage 8 Course Renaissance Lute after Hieber

    Early Music Shop
    £950.00

      This popular, affordable student lute from the Early Music Shop is made after original lutes by Hieber. It is an ideal instrument for a beginner...

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  • Zen On G1A a415 Bressan Alto Recorder

    Zen-On
    £125.00
    32 reviews

    The eagerly awaited Zen-On plastic at baroque pitch (a415) is now available! This alto recorder is designed after originals by Bressan by Japanese ...

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  • Paetzold SOLO Knick Tenor Recorder by Kunath

    Paetzold by Kunath
    £1,375.00
    3 reviews

    This new series of Paetzold recorders combines 40 years of experience with innovative design and techniques. Recorders in the Solo recorder range a...

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  • Mollenhauer Denner Alto Recorder in Boxwood

    Mollenhauer
    £485.00
    6 reviews

    Mollenhauer 5222 Denner alto f', boxwood. In 2002, three years after the death of perhaps one of the greatest recorder makers Fred Morgan, Mollenha...

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  • Moeck Rottenburgh Alto Recorder in Olivewood

    Moeck
    £715.00
    14 reviews

    The Rottenburgh range is without doubt the world's most successful recorder series and remains one of The Early Music Shop's top sellers. This Rott...

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  • EMS Heritage Baroque Guitar

    Early Music Shop
    £1,095.00
    4 reviews

    Our EMS Heritage Baroque guitar was newly designed and launched in 2015 and has been well received. It has a coopered back and sides and is fitted ...

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  • EMS Heritage Renaissance Guitar

    Early Music Shop
    £895.00

    EMS Heritage Renaissance Guitar - an inexpensive renaissance guitar from The Early Music Shop.  Renaissance Guitar Tuning:   A440. String Length: ...

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