Instrument Bundles

Our Beginner Soprano Recorder Pack – Budget Bundle features everything you need to get started with the recorder, including a high-quality plastic instrument by Triebert . Whether you're starting a new hobby, coming back to playing after some time away, or encouraging a budding young musician, you'll be underway in no time with this beginner's budget gift bundle. The instrument is supplied with a case, cleaning rod and fingering chart. The Recorder for Beginners: The Tudor Way tutor book gives you all the guidance you need for soprano recorder, along with some brilliant tunes to play, while the Recorder Yearbook gives a broad history of the instrument along with other useful features. Included in the bundle: Triebert Soprano Recorder in matt black finish Paul Harris: Recorder for Beginners: The Tudor Way pupil's book The Early Music Shop's Recorder Yearbook 2025 Listen to this recorder! Triebert Soprano Recorder Van Eyck Nightingale: Your browser does not support the audio element. Sammartini Allegro: Your browser does not support the audio element. Scale: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Our Beginner Soprano Recorder Pack – Premium Bundle features everything you need to get started with the recorder, including a high-quality wooden instrument by acclaimed German maker Moeck . The Moeck 1212 School Soprano Recorder is made of pearwood. Children and beginners can perceive the difference in the quality of tone between this wooden recorder and a plastic recorder. They can learn how to care for an instrument by carrying out the very simple maintenance required for this recorder. The School recorders by Moeck are impregnated with a paraffin wax so do not require regular oiling. Whether you're starting a new hobby, coming back to playing after some time away, or encouraging a budding young musician, you'll be underway in no time with this beginner's budget gift bundle. The instrument is supplied with an attractive canvas case, cleaning rod and cloth, cork grease, a fingering chart and maintenance instructions. Included in the maintenance kit are bottles of recorder oil, anticondensant fluid, and cleaning instructions. The Recorder for Beginners: The Tudor Way tutor book gives you all the guidance you need for soprano recorder, along with some brilliant tunes to play, while the Recorder Yearbook gives a broad history of the instrument along with other useful features. Included in the bundle: Moeck School Soprano Recorder in Pearwood (MOE1212) Moeck Soprano Recorder Maintenance Set Paul Harris: Recorder for Beginners: The Tudor Way pupil's book The Early Music Shop's Recorder Yearbook 2025 Listen to this recorder! Sammartini Allegro: Your browser does not support the audio element. Van Eyck Nightingale: Your browser does not support the audio element. Scale: Your browser does not support the audio element.

This new range of lute kits available from the Early Music Shop is based on the ever popular Hieber lutes and designed by our own dedicated team of craftspeople. This 8 course lute kit builds into a light and responsive instrument. Its shell is made from thirteen lacewood ribs, separated by narrow inlay strips. The parts include a quality solid sitka spruce soundboard with laser cut rose, lacewood neck, peg box and walnut fingerboard and boxwood pegs. This kit is made to the same high specification as our finished lutes. Building our kits Just follow the step by step comprehensive instruction manual complete with colour photographs and full scale drawing. An important design improvement is that the kit is supplied with a completely pre-assembled shell, which overcomes the frustrations that many kit builders found with our previous lute kits. Each part is carefully shaped ready for assembly, with only limited hand skills required. We now include a pre-cut rose to encourage those of you who are less adventurous! All the parts are replaceable (should you need it) and we provide a full back up service at our workshop if you get stuck! Each lute kit includes a semi-rigid gig case which is included in the price. A complete set of Aquila Nylgut strings completes the kit. Gold Lute Kit Bundle The gold lute kit b undle comes with this lute kit, a padded case, a tuner, a lute strap, a spare set of strings and a lute tutor book. Specification: Standard Tuning (Renaissance in g) 600mm String Length Aquila Nylgut Strings Made of Lacewood, Sitka (Spruce) and Walnut Includes a Semi-Rigid Gig Case Free Lute Tutor Book One Year's Free Membership to the UK's Lute Society (new members only) 8 Course Stringing Schedule - Aquila D d, F f, G g, C c, f f, a a, d'd' g (For spare strings, simply use the product codes below to search our website) 8th D - AQUL200D 8th d - AQUL94NG or AQUL88NG 7th F - AQUL165D 7th f - AQUL79NG or AQUL76NG 6th G - AQUL150D 6th g - AQUL70NG 5th C - AQUL108D or AQUL104D 5th c - AQUL52NG 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D or AQUL40NG Octave 3rd a - AQUL64NG 3rd a - AQUL64NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 1st g - AQUL42NG or Pyramid PYR.45R One Year's Free Lute Society Membership. The membership includes a new members pack with 100 pages of beginner's music, annual journal, free gift CD and PDFs of the last two years' magazines, then members receive quarterly Lute News magazine, each with a music supplement, and a quarterly e-zine, with further music to play, plus the year's annual journal. Then there are invitations to our virtual meetings, on our Youtube channel, for members anywhere in the world to enjoy. We promise you won't run out of music to play or interesting things to read about this wonderful instrument.

This new range of lute kits available from the Early Music Shop is based on the ever popular Hieber lutes and designed by our own dedicated team of craftspeople. The kit builds into a light and responsive instrument with a shell made from thirteen lacewood ribs, separated by narrow inlay strips. The lute is built from a quality solid sitka spruce soundboard with laser cut rose, lacewood neck, peg box and walnut fingerboard and cocuswood pegs. This kit is made to the same high specification as our finished lutes. Just follow the step by step comprehensive instruction manual complete with colour photographs and full scale drawing. An important design improvement is that the kit is supplied with a completely pre-assembled shell, which overcomes the frustrations that many kit builders found with our previous lute kits. Each part is carefully shaped ready for assembly, with only limited hand skills required. We now include a pre-cut rose to encourage those of you who are less adventurous! All parts are replaceable (should you need it) with the full back up service of our workshop. Each lute kit is supplied with a protective case which is included in the price. A complete set of Aquila Nylgut strings completes the kit. Silver Lute Kit Bundle The silver lute kit b undle comes with this lute kit, a padded case, a tuner, a lute strap, a spare set of strings and a lute tutor book. Specification: Standard Tuning (Renaissance in g) 600mm String Length Aquila Nylgut Strings Made of Lacewood, Sitka (Spruce) and Walnut Includes a Semi-Rigid Gig Case Free Lute Tutor Book One Year's Free Membership to the UK's Lute Society (new members only) 7 Course Lute Stringing Schedule - Aquila G g, D d, C c, f f, a a, d'd' g (For spare strings, simply use the product codes below to search our website) 7th D - AQUL200D 7th d - AQUL94NG or AQUL88NG 6th G - AQUL150D 6th g - AQUL70NG 5th C - AQUL108D or AQUL104D 5th c - AQUL52NG 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D - AQUL40NG Octave 3rd a - AQUL64NG 3rd a - AQUL64NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 1st g - AQUL42NG or Pyramid PYR.45R One Year's Free Lute Society Membership. The membership includes a new members pack with 100 pages of beginner's music, annual journal, free gift CD and PDFs of the last two years' magazines, then members receive quarterly Lute News magazine, each with a music supplement, and a quarterly e-zine, with further music to play, plus the year's annual journal. Then there are invitations to our virtual meetings, on our Youtube channel, for members anywhere in the world to enjoy. We promise you won't run out of music to play or interesting things to read about this wonderful instrument.

This new range of lute kits available from the Early Music Shop is based on the ever popular Hieber lutes and designed by our own dedicated team of craftspeople. The kit builds into a light and responsive instrument with a shell made from thirteen lacewood ribs, separated by narrow inlay strips. The lute is built from a quality solid sitka spruce soundboard with laser cut rose, lacewood neck, peg box and walnut fingerboard and cocuswood pegs. This kit is made to the same high specification as our finished lutes. Just follow the step by step comprehensive instruction manual complete with colour photographs and full scale drawing. An important design improvement is that the kit is supplied with a completely pre-assembled shell, which overcomes the frustrations that many kit builders found with our previous lute kits. Each part is carefully shaped ready for assembly, with only limited hand skills required. We now include a pre-cut rose to encourage those of you who are less adventurous! All parts are replaceable (should you need it) with the full back up service of our workshop. Each lute kit is supplied with a protective case which is included in the price. A complete set of Aquila Nylgut strings completes the kit. Bronze Lute Kit Bundle The bronze lute kit bundle comes with this lute kit, a padded case, a tuner, a lute strap, a spare set of strings and a lute tutor book. Specification: Standard Tuning (Renaissance in g) 600mm String Length Aquila Nylgut Strings Made of Lacewood, Sitka (Spruce) and Walnut Includes a Semi-Rigid Gig Case or Hard Case depending on current stock Free Lute Tutor Book One Year's Free Membership to the UK's Lute Society (new members only) 6 Course Lute Stringing Schedule - Aquila G g, C c, f f, a a, d'd' g (For spare strings, simply use the product codes below to search our website) 6th G - AQUL150D 6th g - AQUL70NG 5th C - AQUL108D or AQUL104D 5th c - AQUL52NG 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D - AQUL40NG Octave 3rd a - AQUL64NG 3rd a - AQUL64NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 1st g - AQUL42NG or Pyramid PYR.45R One Year's Free Lute Society Membership. The membership includes a new members pack with 100 pages of beginner's music, annual journal, free gift CD and PDFs of the last two years' magazines, then members receive quarterly Lute News magazine, each with a music supplement, and a quarterly e-zine, with further music to play, plus the year's annual journal. Then there are invitations to our virtual meetings, on our Youtube channel, for members anywhere in the world to enjoy. We promise you won't run out of music to play or interesting things to read about this wonderful instrument.

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 and is highly recommended by our resident lute tutor Jacob Heringman. Please click here to view our lute guide. Watch a short clip of this lute in action (performed by Jacob Heringman)! The 8 course lute is ideally suited for a beginner lutenist wanting to play a wide range of solo repertoire as well as lute-songs. It is also perfect for continuo playing! Gold Lute Bundle The gold lute b undle comes with this lute, a padded case, a tuner, a lute strap, a spare set of strings and a lute tutor book. Specification: Standard Tuning (Renaissance in g) 600mm String Length Aquila Nylgut Strings Made of Lacewood, Sitka (Spruce) and Walnut Includes a Semi-Rigid Gig Case Lute Tutor Book One Year's Free Membership to the UK's Lute Society (new members only) Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman 8 Course Stringing Schedule - Aquila D d, F f, G g, C c, f f, a a, d'd' g (For spare strings, simply use the product codes below to search our website) 8th D - AQUL200D 8th d - AQUL94NG or AQUL88NG 7th F - AQUL165D 7th f - AQUL79NG or AQUL76NG 6th G - AQUL150D 6th g - AQUL70NG 5th C - AQUL108D or AQUL104D 5th c - AQUL52NG 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D or AQUL40NG Octave 3rd a - AQUL64NG 3rd a - AQUL64NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 1st g - AQUL42NG or Pyramid PYR.45R One Year's Free Lute Society Membership. The membership includes a new members pack with 100 pages of beginner's music, annual journal, free gift CD and PDFs of the last two years' magazines, then members receive quarterly Lute News magazine, each with a music supplement, and a quarterly e-zine, with further music to play, plus the year's annual journal. Then there are invitations to our virtual meetings, on our Youtube channel, for members anywhere in the world to enjoy. We promise you won't run out of music to play or interesting things to read about this wonderful instrument. Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman

Introducing the Heritage 7 course Renaissance Lute after Hieber by the Early Music Shop. This student instrument is an affordable, good-quality renaissance lute perfect for beginners. A 7 course is ideal for early music lovers wanting to start the lute and guitarists looking for a different sound. Please click here to view our lute guide. Silver Lute Bundle The silver lute b undle comes with this 7-course lute, a padded case, a tuner, a lute strap, a spare set of strings and a lute tutor book. Specification: Standard Tuning (Renaissance in g) 600mm String Length Aquila Nylgut Strings Made of Lacewood, Sitka (Spruce) and Walnut Includes a Semi-Rigid Gig Case Lute Tutor Book One Year's Free Membership to the UK's Lute Society (new members only) Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman 7 Course Lute Stringing Schedule - Aquila G g, D d, C c, f f, a a, d'd' g (For spare strings, simply use the product codes below to search our website) 7th D - AQUL200D 7th d - AQUL94NG or AQUL88NG 6th G - AQUL150D 6th g - AQUL70NG 5th C - AQUL108D or AQUL104D 5th c - AQUL52NG 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D - AQUL40NG Octave 3rd a - AQUL64NG 3rd a - AQUL64NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 1st g - AQUL42NG or Pyramid PYR.45R One Year's Free Lute Society Membership. The membership includes a new members pack with 100 pages of beginner's music, annual journal, free gift CD and PDFs of the last two years' magazines, then members receive quarterly Lute News magazine, each with a music supplement, and a quarterly e-zine, with further music to play, plus the year's annual journal. Then there are invitations to our virtual meetings, on our Youtube channel, for members anywhere in the world to enjoy. We promise you won't run out of music to play or interesting things to read about this wonderful instrument. Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman

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 course lute is ideal for players wanting to explore early renaissance lute music. It is the perfect starter lute. Please click here to view our lute guide. Bronze Lute Bundle The bronze lute b undle comes with this 6-course lute, a padded case, a tuner, a lute strap, a spare set of strings and a lute tutor book. Specification: Standard Tuning (Renaissance in g) 600mm String Length Aquila Nylgut Strings Made of Lacewood, Sitka (Spruce) and Walnut Includes a Semi-Rigid Gig Case or Hard Case depending on current stock Lute Tutor Book One Year's Free Membership to the UK's Lute Society (new members only) Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman 6 Course Lute Stringing Schedule - Aquila G g, C c, f f, a a, d'd' g (For spare strings, simply use the product codes below to search our website) 6th G - AQUL150D 6th g - AQUL70NG 5th C - AQUL108D or AQUL104D 5th c - AQUL52NG 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D 4th f - AQUL82NG or AQUL100D - AQUL40NG Octave 3rd a - AQUL64NG 3rd a - AQUL64NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 1st g - AQUL42NG or Pyramid PYR.45R One Year's Free Lute Society Membership. The membership includes a new members pack with 100 pages of beginner's music, annual journal, free gift CD and PDFs of the last two years' magazines, then members receive quarterly Lute News magazine, each with a music supplement, and a quarterly e-zine, with further music to play, plus the year's annual journal. Then there are invitations to our virtual meetings, on our Youtube channel, for members anywhere in the world to enjoy. We promise you won't run out of music to play or interesting things to read about this wonderful instrument. Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman

Lu Mi Treble viol after Henry Jaye 1620 (string length 366mm). This treble viol after Henry Jaye is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftsmanship with a full, sweet, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings. String length: 366 mm Corpus length: 362 mm Corpus width: Up 173 mm / Mid 120 mm / Low 211 mm

Lu Mi Tenor viol after Henry Jaye ca1620 (string length 560mm) made to the highest possible standards. This tenor viol after Henry Jaye is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftmanship with a full, sweet, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer or birds-eye maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings. String length: 560 mm Corpus length: 535 mm Corpus width: Up 250 mm / Mid 177 mm / Low 308 mm

The Master 6 string Bass Viol after Richard Meares (c.1660). This viol is an ideal bass viol to play all kinds of renaissance and baroque continuo repertoire.This Lu-Mi viol is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftsmanship with a full, rich, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer or birds-eye maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. String length: 697 mm Corpus length: 664 mm Corpus width: Up 304 mm / Mid 220 mm / Low 365 mm About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

The master 7 string Bass Viol after Nicholas Bertrand (1704). This viol is modelled after a French bass viol by Bertrand and is particularly suitable for French baroque repertoire where a full, rich sound is required. Made from very high quality wood, these viols combine excellent craftsmanship with an appealing sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer or birds-eye maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. String length: 700 mm Corpus length: 693 mm Corpus width: Up 327 mm / Mid 235 mm / Low 396 mm About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

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 playing the harp before investing in a more expensive, larger harp. It has a 5 octave range which requires less arrangement of music than smaller harps! This harp is strung with nylon strings which produce a bright tone . It has low tension strings which is perfect for players who are worried about the strain on their fingers. Our Meghan harp has metal semi-tone levers and the harp itself is made of ash with a laminated soundboard and back with a hand-carved Celtic design. Please click here to read our harp guide. Includes: A soft-padded, black canvas case Tuning key Platinum Harp Bundle The platinum harp bundle comes with this 36-string lever harp, a tuning key, a soft-padded case, a tuner, a spare set of strings and a harp tutor book. Specification: Height: 124cm x Width: 70cm Weight: 10kg Range: 5 octaves C-c

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 on playing the harp before investing in a more expensive, larger harp. It has a 4 octave range which requires less arrangement of music than smaller harps! This harp is strung with nylon strings which produce a bright tone . It has low tension which is perfect for players who are worried about the strain on their fingers. Our Minstrel harp has our new metal semi-tone levers on all the strings. These levers work well and even improve upon playing in the harp. It is made of beech with a laminated soundboard, has a painted Celtic design and traditional style carvings. Your browser does not support the audio element. Includes: A soft-padded, black canvas case Tuning key Gold Harp Bundle The gold harp bundle comes with this 29-string lever harp, a tuning key, a soft-padded case, a tuner, a spare set of strings and a harp tutor book. Specification: Height: 98cm Weight: 6.5kg Range: 4 octaves New to the harp? Why not read our beginner's guide to buying a harp !

Our 22-string Heather Harp is an inexpensive, but substantially built Celtic lever harp. This harp is an ideal starter instrument for those wanting to get started before investing in a larger, more expensive harp. The size means that it also makes a great travelling harp . It can be played on the lap, although for smaller players it would work better on a small table or stall due to its size. This harp is strung with nylon strings which have a low tension . Low tension is perfect for players who have weaker fingers,or problems with finger movement. Our Heather harp has semi-tone levers on all of the strings . These are made of metal and work well and even improve with regular playing! It is made of beech with a laminated soundboard. It is an attractive harp with a painted Celtic design and traditional style carvings. The range of our Heather harp is 3 octaves , starting on the C below middle C. We recommend tuning this harp in the standard lever harp tuning - Eb major. Please click here to read our harp guide. Listen to the Heather Harp here ! Includes: Canvas soft-padded case Tuning key Silver Harp Bundle The silver harp bundle comes with this 22-string lever harp, a tuning key, a soft-padded case, a tuner, a spare set of strings and a harp tutor book. Specification: Height: 35" (89cm) Weight: 5.5kg Range: 3 octaves New to the harp? Why not read our beginner's guide to buying a harp ! For further details or advice, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our 19-string Pixie Harp is an inexpensive , small Celtic lever harp. It is an ideal starter instrument for those wanting to see how they get on with the harp before investing in a larger, more expensive harp. It is also perfect for singers wanting to explore accompanying themselves. Our Pixie harp is a great travelling harp - perfect for taking to festivals and using for busking. It's light-weight, compact and easy to carry around. This harp is ideally played on the lap so you can play it anywhere! Unlike some lever harps our Pixie harp has semi-tone levers on all of the strings. They are made of metal an are extremely reliable. It is made of beech with a laminated soundboard, a painted Celtic design and traditional style carvings. The Pixie harp has nylon strings which produce a bright tone . The strings are low tension which is great for young children or people who have problems with finger movement. Why not listen to the Pixie harp in action! Includes: Tuning Key Canvas soft-padded case Please click here to read our harp guide. Bronze Harp Bundle The bronze harp b undle comes with this 19-string lever harp, a tuning key, a soft-padded case, a tuner, a spare set of strings and a harp tutor book. Specification: Height: 31" (79cm) Weight: 3.5kg Range: 2 1/2 octaves New to the harp? Why not read our beginner's guide to buying a harp ! For further details or advice, please do not hesitate to contact us.