Instruments

There are as many shapes and styles of dulcimers as there are players and mountain craftsmen. The EMS Appalachian dulcimer is more refined than some of the traditional, primitive mountain dulcimers. It is hourglass shaped, has 5 strings and features solid hardwood sides, head and fingerboard. The soundboard is made from solid spruce and it has a lacewood laminated back. Can be tuned to a variety of different tunings and includes a padded bag. The Appalachian dulcimer belongs to the psaltery or zither class of musical instrument and has been a folk instrument of the southern Appalachian mountains since the first pioneers settled there. It is a delightful instrument which is often strummed or plucked as an accompaniment to the human voice. In recent years it has evolved into a solo instrument, usually using the fingers, but sometimes bowed. Versatile, simple and easy to play, it is the perfect first instrument for a novice musician.

This new series of Paetzold recorders combines 40 years of experience with innovative design and techniques. Recorders in the Solo recorder range are made of Resona plastic and are 40% lighter than the equivalent wooden models. They are made using state of the art 3-D printing. This new black contra bass in F is perfect for players wanting quality, lightness and comfort whilst still being affordable. The recorder comes with a soft carrying case Stands There are a variety of stands for the Paetzold by Kunath range. We would recommend the black finish for the SOLO contra bass: • Head Cross Stand for Contra Bass in Black • Twin Stand for Contra Bass Black

Our 19-string Knee Harp is an ideal starter harp for a young child and is an effective therapy harp . It is also perfect for a musician wanting play to introduce themselves to playing folk and medieval music. Our harp is strung with nylon strings which produce a bright tone. It is made of beech with a laminated soundboard and has a painted Celtic design with traditional style carvings. This harp does not have levers and therefore is best for players who play music in only a few keys. We recommend tuning this harp in C major, or the key you play most in. Play in lots of different keys? The 19-string Pixie harp would be a your best choice! Includes: A soft-padded, black canvas case Tuning Key Specification: Height: 79cm Weight: 3.5kg Range: 2 1/2 octaves For further details or advice, please do not hesitate to contact us. New to the harp? Why not read our beginner's guide to buying a harp !

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

Tabor Pipe in C Instruction Book - Companions Five by Susato Companions Five - written by George Kelischek Instructions for Playing Four Related Vertical Flutes Learn to Play Tabor Pipe in C (3-hole) Learn to Play Pentacorder (4-hole) Learn to Play Penny Whistle (6-hole) Learn to Play Recorder (8 -hole) Plus basics of music notation for beginners

The Original Irish Whistle from Feadóg - an original Irish tin whistle with a plastic head joint and perfect for beginners and more experienced players. Available in C or D with a choice of a brass or nickel finish. More about this Product: Product Features Irish made quailty Penny Whistle Solid tone Double nickel plated seamless brass barrel, Plastic mouthpiece Product Specifications Key of D Made in: Republic of Ireland

Mollenhauer 5430C Denner comfort tenor c', palisander, with double keys for C/C# and extra keys for g & f. A sophisticated ensemble set developed after original instruments of Jacob Denner (1681-1735) based in Nuremberg and Copenhagen. The tenor is a robust and flexible instrument, with a clear upper octave and stable low notes. This palisander comfort tenor has double keys for the low c/c# and extra keys on the barrel for f/g. It also omes with an adjustable thumbrest. The Denner series won the highly acclaimed German Music Instrument award in 1999. This recorder comes with a hard case, cleaning rod and cloth, oil, neck strap, cork grease, fingering chart and maintenance instructions. Baroque fingering Double keys Comfort keys Adjustable thumbrest 3-piece Made of palisander Oil included Pitch: a´= 442 Hz Includes hard case, cleaning rod, neck strap, cork grease and fingering chart 3 year warranty Click here to read Mollenhauer's brochure about their Denner Edition recorders. Listen to this recorder: Your browser does not support the audio element.

KUN1201 This sopranino is made of pearwood which has earthy soundnotes. The recorder is in baroque fingering and has a wide bore. Küng's Studio series has proven to be popular with all levels of players providing a high quality instrument at a reasonable price. They have a full sound, balanced tone, and a good, easy response in all registers. Their clear, warm sound is well-suited for ensemble playing. This Studio sopranino comes complete with soft bag, fingering chart and maintenance instructions. Baroque fingering Double holes 2-Piece Made of pearwood Wax impregnation Pitch: a´= 442 Hz Includes soft bag, manual and fingering chart 3 year warranty Fast: Your browser does not support the audio element. Slow: Your browser does not support the audio element.

The 309A 'Bel Canto' ALto plastic recorder by Aulos. The 309 model, which is equally useful as a solo or ensemble instrument, offers good quality at an attractive price. This alto is in three pieces and is supplied with a brown case, cleaning rod, thumb-rest, fingering chart and joint grease.

EMS 13.5" Ø x 13.5" Short Shell Medieval Drum with drum stick Size: 13.5" Diameter x 13.5" Tall This re-enactment medieval drum uses only the best quality calf skins. The long shell, cylindrical drum has two heads, one with a snare. When the drum head is struck with the drum stick, the snare adds a vibration, or rattle, to the drum's din. The Medieval drums are made with two, rope tensioned skin heads that are rolled and stitched with the snare on the top head. Includes 1 stick and a metal hook to help suspend the drum from your belt or strap whilst playing. Optional carrying bag available: Click Here

Over the years Moeck have been perfecting their student Flauto Rondo range, and the result is reliable, balanced recorders that are easy and enjoyable to play. This 2400 Flauto Rondo tenor is made of maple, and is an ideal wooden recorder for the improving player who requires a more flexible tone with increased dynamic potential. It is comfortable to hold and allows for easy fingering. These recorders are suitable instruments for ensemble playing, with its balanced tone across the registers blending well within an ensemble. This recorder comes with a cotton bag with leather edging, cleaning rod and cloth, cork grease, fingering chart and maintenance instructions. Baroque fingering Double holes 3-piece Made of maple Wax impregnation Pitch: a´= 442 Hz Includes cotton bag, cleaning rod, cork grease and fingering chart 3 year warranty

Over the years Moeck have been perfecting their student Flauto Rondo range, and the result is reliable, balanced recorders that are easy and enjoyable to play. This Moeck 2301 Flauto Rondo alto is made of stained maple, and is an ideal wooden recorder for the improving player who requires a more flexible tone with increased dynamic potential. It is comfortable to hold and allows for easy fingering. These recorders are suitable instruments for ensemble playing, with its balanced tone across the registers blending well within an ensemble. This recorder comes with a cotton bag with leather edging, cleaning rod and cloth, cork grease, fingering chart and maintenance instructions. Baroque fingering Double holes 3-piece Made of stained maple Wax impregnation Pitch: a´= 442 Hz Includes cotton bag, cleaning rod, cork grease and fingering chart 3 year warranty Fast: Your browser does not support the audio element. Slow: Your browser does not support the audio element.

EMS Serpent Padded Bag by Early Music Shop - a black canvas padded bag for the Early Music Shop serpent with side pocket for crooks and mouthpiece.

EMS 13.5" Ø x 13.5" Short Shell Renaissance Drum with drum sticks Size: 13.5" Diameter x 13.5" Tall A re-enactment renaissance drum with wooden hoops, using only the best quality calf skins. This cylindrical drum has two heads, one with a snare. When the drum head is struck with the drum sticks, the snare adds a vibration, or rattle, to the drum's din. The Renaissance style drums have a tension rim holding the skin head, and the snare is on the bottom head. This drum comes with 2 drum sticks. Includes a metal hook to help suspend the drum from your belt or strap while playing. Optional carrying bag available: Click Here

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.

Terry Mann Tabor Pipe in D - a traditional handmade tabor pipe in maple by Terry Mann and based on the pipes found in the wreck of the Mary Rose (Henry VIII's favourite warship). Fingering Chart The Mary Rose was a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. After serving for 33 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany and after being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she saw her last action on 19 July 1545 where she sank in battle and remained undiscovered until 1965 and finally raised from the depths in 1982. Amongst many of the items recovered from the Mary Rose were a large collection of early woodwind instruments. For more details or further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 0044 (0) 1274 288100

Mollenhauer 2446KC comfort knick tenor in pearwood with double key and extra keys for f & g. Made from pearwood the 'Comfort' knick tenor Canta has a warm, clear and mellow tone. It responds well, even in the upper register, and is easy to handle and feels well balanced. With knick (bent head) system for ease of playing, double key for the low c/c# and extra keys on the main barrel for f/g. The Canta series is suitable for beginner players or as a very economically priced consort set. This recorder comes with a hard case , cleaning rod and cloth, cork grease, fingering chart and maintenance instructions. Baroque fingering Comfort model 3-piece Made of pearwood Wax impregnation Pitch: a´= 442 Hz Includes hard case, cleaning rod, cork grease and fingering chart 3 year warranty Listen to this recorder: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Hora Alto Bowed Psaltery with bow, bag and tuning key - made from solid maple with a sitka spruce soundboard and laminated maple/birch back. This simple design can create hours of fun and is easy to learn. Hold the psaltery in your left hand pointing away from you while resting the flat end against your chest. Hold the bow centrally and bow between the pins. Naturals to the right & Semitones to the left...! Bowed Psaltery Tuning and Sizes Hora Soprano Psaltery C5 – G#6 (21 notes). Size: 48cm x 16cm x 5cm approx. Hora Alto Psaltery G4 – G6 (25 notes). Size: 57cm x 19cm x 6cm approx. Hora Tenor Psaltery C4 – F6 (30 notes). Size: 73cm x 24cm x 7cm approx.

Baroque Oboe Reed by Belinda Paul Pitch: a=415 Designed to work on most A=415 baroque oboe models (Stanesby, Denner, Eichentopf, Bradbury) and is the reed for Tony Millyard's a=415 Denner model

8 graduated tongues of maple create the sides of this stir drum. A beater is drawn in a stirring motion around the inside to create a series of staccato clacks. There is a handle and the diameter is 22cm. Beater included.

Mollenhauer Denner Edition Alto in grenadilla, a=442. This is a hand-crafted recorder after Jacob Denner (1681–1735). The bore shape is based on concepts that were developed in the Denner family workshop, in particular by Jacob Denner. The Denner family from Nuremberg were one of the most important and influential woodwind makers. Modern processes have made it possible to achieve a sound quality that was previously only a characteristic of low-pitch baroque instruments. Balanced and stable intonation across all the registers are the basis for the versatility of the refined sound. The characteristically direct voicing combines lightness and brilliance with focused airflow. An extensive amount of time is dedicated to crafting these exclusive instruments. Every instrument is voiced over a long period of time – periods of intense playing alternate with phases of fine tuning. In this way, Mollenhauer can closely monitor and adjust the development of every instrument. Specification of the Denner Edition recorder: Craftsman-made windway Heavily undercut finger holes Bushed thumbhole Rounded and polished beak Finish: historically stained, oiled and polished by hand. Threaded joints Case: Leather bag Click here to read Mollenhauer's brochure about their Denner Edition recorders. Listen to this recorder! Vivaldi La Notte: Your browser does not support the audio element. Bach Sarabande: Your browser does not support the audio element. Scale: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Immensely popular range of recorders originally designed by Friederich von Huene after models by Belgian maker Jean-Hyacinth-Joseph Rottenburgh (1672-1756). Versatile, reliable and used by all levels of players who enjoy instruments made to consistently high standards. They are without doubt the world's most successful recorder series and remain one of our best sellers. The Rottenburgh is the instrument of choice for those recorder players who wish to play music at an advanced level. It is a reliable instrument with a carrying tone, whether played in small or large ensembles. It also lends itself perfectly for solo pieces, e.g. for sonatas with basso continuo. The Rottenburgh is the ideal all rounder: reliable, balanced and with a full tone. Depending on the wood it has a warm full sound for ensemble playing and is beautifully clear and expressive as a solo instrument. The 4425 tenor with double key for C/C# is made from palisander (Brazilian rosewood) A naturally oily wood of even density. Specific density 0.88. Excellent warm, round tone, rich in overtones. This recorder comes with a hard case, cleaning rod and cloth, cork grease, fingering chart and maintenance instructions. This Rottenburgh recorder also comes with a free Moeck Z0002 maintenance set (recorder oil, oil brush, anti-condensant, paintbrush, maintenance manual). Baroque fingering Double key for C/C# 3-piece Made of palisander Includes free maintenance set (oil, brushes, anti-condensant etc) Pitch: a´= 442 Hz Includes case, cleaning rod, cork grease and fingering chart 3 year warranty

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 overtones. These recorders have a large expressive range and will cope with the most demanding repertoire. The Superio recorders are highly ergonomic, with great attention given to comfort and the ease of fingering. This sopranino recorder is made of olivewood and comes in a hard case with fingering chart. Baroque fingering Double Holes 2-Piece Made of olivewood Wax impregnation Pitch: a´= 442 Hz Includes hard case and fingering chart 3 year warranty

J. Wood Signature 8 Course Renaissance Lute after Hieber with semi-rigid gig case. Our exclusive range of 6, 7 and 8-course signature lutes are designed after an original by Hieber, and feature a stunning two-tone lacewood and walnut bowl and an attractive rosewood pegbox. Whether you’re looking for a premium lute or to upgrade your current instrument, these responsive, high-quality lutes have a balanced and rounded tone, and act as a step up from our student-level Heritage range. The instruments are strung with Aquila Nylgut strings and supplied in a semi-rigid gig case. Tuning: Standard tuning (Renaissance in G) Specification: Ribs: Lacewood & Walnut Soundboard: Sitka Spruce Pegbox: Walnut Fingerboard: Walnut Pegs: Cocuswood Nut: Bone String Length: 600mm Strings: Aquila Nylgut 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 7th F - AQUL165D 7th f - AQUL79NG 6th G - AQUL150D 6th g - AQUL70NG 5th C - AQUL108D 5th c - AQUL52NG 4th f - AQUL82NG 4th f - AQUL82NG or Octave Pyramid PYR.40R 3rd a - AQUL64NG 3rd a - AQUL64NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 2nd d' - AQUL48NG 1st g - AQUL42NG or Pyramid PYR.425R 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