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The original instruments upon which Bizzi has based his studies are amongst the most important known harpsichords. The Goermans-Taskin was originally a Flemish harpsichord that Taskin transformed (ravalement) into a great French instrument. Its bright and sonorous voice makes it particularly suitable for a wide repertoire and for large concert halls. Hear this harpsichord: Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. Your browser does not support the audio element. Specification Compass: F 1 - G 5, 62 keys 2x 8'+4' stops and buff stop Transposition 415 - 440 Hz Case and lid: poplar, fir and beech Six beech legs screwed to the instrument, Louis XVI style Soundboard: red resonance spruce from Val di Fiemme Soundboard wood grain: Extra Fine Keyboard: spruce, ebony (diatonic keys) and bone (chromatic keys) Jacks: pear wood with delrin or celcon plectra Tuning pins: forged iron, historical type, with hole Strings: red brass, yellow brass and ancient-type iron Tortoiseshell decoration Gold-leaf bands and mouldings Rose and hinges made of bronze casting Dimensions: 237 x 92 x 31 cm Weight: 65 kg Extras: Matching adjustable bench High protection transport cover Leg bag Double gold leaf bands Complete soundboard decoration Louis XVI-style stand Decorated lid Tool box with tools and spare parts DVD Instruction Manual

Bizzi Studio harpsichord. The most affordable harpsichord on the market! Excellent for students and continuo players! Fine Italianate sound, easily transportable. Available in different finishes, red, green, blue etc. Compass: B1 - D5, 52 notes Delivered with tool box and spare parts. Compass: B 1 - D 5, 52 keys Studio-Two: 2 x 8' stop plus buff stop Pitch: 415 Hz - 440 Hz Case and lid: poplar and beech 3 beech legs screwed to the instrument, in style Soundboard: red resonance spruce from Val di Fiemme Soundboard wood grain: Fine Keyboard: spruce, Italian boxwood (diatonic keys) and (chromatic keys) Jacks: pearwood with delrin or celcon plectra Tuning pins: forged iron, historical type, with hole Strings: yellow brass Brush painting in two colours with Volute decoration on exterior Dimensions: 170 x 77 x 21 cm Weight: 25 kg Included: Matching adjustable bench Rose decoration Italian Volute flower decoration on the exterior sides High protection Transport cover Leg bag Tool box, including tools and spare parts DVD Instruction Manual

Baroque Violin after Stainer by Paris Andrew, after an original by Jacob Stainer (17th century). Made in 2022, the violin's back, ribs and neck are European maple, with the front being hand-selected spruce from Val di Fiemme. The violin has a lightly antiqued oil varnish, and the fingerboard is Acer campestre from Tuscany. Hear this instrument in an upcoming recording: Your browser does not support the audio element. About Paris Andrew Paris was born into a very artistic family and grew up attached to her violin which she played from a young age. Fascinated by the world of lutherie after a trip to a local luthier at 16 years old, she later went on to follow her passion; first as an apprenctice to Harpsichord maker and restorer Maestro Fergus Hoey, and later at the violin making school at Merton College London under the exceptional Master maker Keith Graves. After focusing on repair and restoration, Paris went on the win a fellowship from the Winston Churchill Trust for her work which allowed her to travel to Florence to work alongside a group of remarkable luthiers and study the Tuscan style and history of violin making with Maestro Francesco Algieri. Her great love of baroque music and history led her to retrain and specialise in Baroque builds with Maestro Fabio Chiari, and she now focuses almost exclusively on the Baroque. Paris makes instruments 'from models' and likes to use her intuition and personal taste guide her while making and varnishing. Paris has exhibited all over the world and is proud to have her instruments played by remarkable professionals and work in collaboration with award winning artists such as Leonardo Frigo, Federico Guglielmo and Thorgy Thor. She is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, The Churchill Trust and a recognised artisan of Homer Faber. From the summer of 2021 she now offers training and masterclasses to promising female indentifying luthiers and will shortly begin her new teaching position at Scuola di Liuteria Toscana Fernando Ferroni. She regularly contributes to publications such as The Strad and works to promote lutherie to a wider field using social media and workshops for schools. The violin “Il Veneziano” she created with hand desinged gondalo inspired soundholes was accepted into the Museo della Musica in Venice making her the only living luthier with an instrument in the collection.

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 6 Course 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 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

J. Wood Signature 7 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, an attractive rosewood pegbox, as well as a Sitka spruce soundboard. 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 7 Course Stringing Schedule - Aquila D d, G g, 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 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

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

This instrument is inspired by a lute made by Wendelio Venere in 1582. The bowl consists of 13 ribs made of yew and black (maple) spacers. The neck has a solid spruce core and is veneered with ebony. The sides of the neck are planed and replaced with solid ebony for durability. The cheeks of the pegbox are solid maple veneered with yew; the back of the pegbox is closed with ebony. The fingerboard is also ebony and the bridge is pearwood that has been dyed. The pegs are hand turned and made of boxwood as well as the endpin. The bowl is varnished with the french polishing technique. The instrument has a string length of 59,5 cm and is strung with Aquila Nylgut and Aquila CD strings. The pitch is a440. The lute comes with a 35mm padded semi-rigid lightweight case.

Made in Germany, the J. Wood alto recorder in maple is an affordable, high quality instrument which delivers a rich body of sound, with an easy response and excellent intonation. The recorder is supplied in an attractive fabric case. This is one of the most inexpensive wooden recorders on the market, yet it produces a remarkably strong sound with rich overtones and a pleasing breathiness. It makes the perfect instrument for beginner players, those progressing from plastic to wooden instruments, or even advanced/professional players looking for an entry-level instrument for their practice or rehearsals. Listen to this recorder! Bach Sarabande: Your browser does not support the audio element. Vivaldi La Notte: Your browser does not support the audio element. Scale: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Brand new instrument arriving August/September 2025. Please contact us if you are interested in reserving. 10 Course Renaissance Lute after Tieffenbrucker by Matias Crom Inspired on the lute by Wendelin Tieffenbrucker in the "Cite de la Musique" museum in Paris. This maker was the "Stradivari" of lute making and this model is maybe the most iconic of lutes in present time. The original string length of 65cm makes a great 10 course lute. The neck and nut sizes were changed from the original 14 course lute to accommodate 10 courses. The bowl has 9 ribs of made either Maple and Pearwood with Ebony spacers. The top is made from the finest Austrian high mountain spruce with the original carved rose design. Neck core is also spruce veneered with maple with an ebony fingerboar. Specification: 10 Course Renaissance Lute after Tieffenbrucker by Matias Crom 9 ribs of Maple or Pearwood with ebony linings High mountain Austrian Spruce top. Ebony Fingerboard Maple veneers on neck and pegbox Aquila Strings Supplied with padded bag Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman

Violoncello after "Ornati" by Matias Crom, made from the finest Slovakian spruce and maple from Romania. Wittner tailpiece and ebony tuning pegs. Supplied with refurbished German bow and case. This "Santa Cecilia" violoncello has been made in the Italian tradition with the finest Slovakian spruce and maple. Matias studied luthiery from violin makers of the Cremona School. This instrument was made for a contest and was his exhibition instrument showcasing the finest quality of workmanship – i t is "one of the finest cellos" that he has made. Based on a Giuseppe Ornati (1887 – 1965) model, this cello is very easy to play across all registers. Vribrating String Length: 690mm For more details about this or any other of our instruments, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Handmade in our EMS w orkshop by our expert technician Barry Holder , this Bass Racket in F is made from Castello Boxwood with imitation ivory tetines . The Rackett is loosely based on an original ivory instrument in the Leipzig Museum . The wood is oiled inside and out, and the exterior finished with a hard wax. It uses the same fingerings as the old EMS racket t s but has a more compact body due to the slightly narrower bore, repositioned finger holes and longer pirou e tte. The instrument is supplied with plastic and cane s reed s, a fingering chart and a hard case. T he Rackett is a Renaissance-period double-reed instrument comprising a small column drilled with nine parallel passages from top to bottom , which are connected in series by recesses in the cap at each end of the column. By this means a relatively short height can contain a much longer narrow cylindrical tube . Eleven holes around the column are fingered by both hands, thumbs included, the eleventh hole being covered by the middle joint of one of the fingers.

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

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. This 4599 dual pitch a=440/415 bass with double key has an alternative middle section for coverting to a=415. It is made from oiled stained maple - European, hard, fine grained, porous and resilient. Specific density approx. 0.63. Soft fundamental tone. Impregnated, no need for further oiling. This recorder comes with a hard case, cleaning rod and cloth, cork grease, neck sling, fingering chart and maintenance instructions. Baroque fingering Double keys F/F# Crook/bocal 4-piece Made of stained maple Oiled Pitch: a´= 440 & 415 Hz Adjustable thumbrest and hook for sling Includes hard case, cleaning rod, cork grease, neck sling and fingering chart 3 year warranty

The exceptional E3 "Eagle" alto recorder came into being as the result of a search for a unique alto recorder and the cooperation between Adriana Breukink, Geri Bollinger and the recorder manufacture Küng. The wide bore, the metal labium, the octave key for the high registers and the key system with e’ foot extension provide for a full and powerful sound. To allow for ensemble playing with modern instruments, the E3 has a strong lower register and a chromatic range of over 2½ octaves.

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 knick tenor is direct blow, and perfect for players wanting quality, lightness and comfort whilst still being affordable. Includes fitted hard case. Optional: Cross stand for SOLO tenor Listen to this recorder! Morley Frog Galliard: Your browser does not support the audio element. Dowland Lachrimae Pavan: Your browser does not support the audio element. Scale: Your browser does not support the audio element.

The 5443 Ehlert tenor recorder by Moeck is made in castello boxwood. The recorders were d esigned by Ralf Ehlert, and are suitable for recorder music from all styles and periods. On account of their strong tone colour and volume they are particularly suitable for playing with piano and other "modern" instruments. They have a wide conical bore, giving them the same strength of sound as renaissance recorders. The windway however is designed after baroque models giving it flexibilty in both sound and dynamics. The longer measurement of the recorder and the double key results in a more easily accessible extended range (2+ octaves). With different fingerings it is possible to achieve from C# - top G without the need to cover the bell of the recorder. This recorder comes with a hard case, cleaning rod and cloth, cork grease, fingering chart and maintenance instructions. This Ehlert recorder also comes with a free Moeck Z0002 maintenance set (recorder oil, oil brush, anti-condensant, paintbrush, maintenance manual). Baroque fingering Double holes 3-piece Made of boxwood 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

Mollenhauer 5916H Modern soprano (descant) pearwood with B-foot joint and triple key b/c/c#.This design was the product of collaboration between recorder virtuoso Nikolaj Tarasov and recorder maker Joachim Paetzold. A little longer than the conventional soprano, it gives these lower notes a significantly more powerful sound than is usual on soprano recorders and secondly, enables notes in the third octave to be played much more easily than on a conventional soprano. It has a strong, warm and very expressive sound that makes it a versatile instrument capable of playing music from the 18th century to present day. Suitable for playing within a pop, jazz or folk context, with a string orchestra or a piano trio, the dynamic range gets over the restrictions of traditional recorders with an incredible depth of tone and the ability to play softly in the upper registers. The recorder has a SYNPOR block, a synthetic block similar to cedar, which imitates the molecular structure of wood and which can absorb moisture humidity through its micropores. With hard case, CD with sound examples, wiper wool, cork grease, fingering chart, maintenance instructions

Mollenhauer TE4528K Dream Edition Knick Bass In Plumwood. Due to their characteristic wide bore and full round sound Dream-Edition recorders are also suitable for demanding solo recorder repertoire. These hand-finished instruments in European plumwood with maple decorative rings combine a colourful rich sound with a stable tone. Baroque fingering and double keys provide surprising agility. Produced in collaboration with reputable Dutch recorder maker Adriana Breukink, the Dream range is a popular choice of instrument with all levels of player. They produce a sound that is full and powerful like the renaissance originals but with an easy response over two octaves. The Dream recorder is also popular with folk musicians who require a louder instrument for performance with amplified instruments. With hard case, mop, cork grease, fingering chart, maintenance instructions. Listen to this recorder: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Recorder for Beginners: The Tudor Way! by Paul Harris – the brand new recorder tutor from Jaywood Press. “If you’d like a method from the beginning, but really firmly in the early music tradition, then this is a very nice place to start” – Sarah Jeffery, Team Recorder "The recorder has, for centuries, been one of the world’s most popular instruments. It was born in medieval times but was extremely popular in Tudor times — King Henry VIII was a very keen player! So, in keeping with the recorder’s popularity in those times, here is a new and fun tutor set (almost entirely) in those wonderfully colourful Tudor times. It takes the recorder player from absolute beginner to about Grade 1 standard. Along this engaging journey, players will meet many characters and experiences from Tudor times and a number of works by contemporary composers (and some maybe just a little bit later, too). The book is written to be for individual, group or class teaching and for all ages. If you’re about to begin this book, I hope you’ll find it most entertaining and enjoyable and I also hope it will initiate an exciting new experience for a great number of new recorder players." – Paul Harris Click here to view the accompanying Teacher's Book. Downloadable backing tracks and demonstration recordings are included Educational Discounts! When ordering 20 or more Triebert soprano recorders, Triebert alto recorders, or 'Recorder from the Beginning: The Tudor Way' books, a 10% discount will automatically be applied to your cart. Best of all, you can mix and match as much as you like! Click here to see all items available in this offer.

Recorder for Beginners: The Tudor Way! by Paul Harris – the brand new recorder tutor from Jaywood Press. This teacher's book includes piano accompaniments for the pieces included in the pupil's book . “If you’d like a method from the beginning, but really firmly in the early music tradition, then this is a very nice place to start” – Sarah Jeffery, Team Recorder "The recorder has, for centuries, been one of the world’s most popular instruments. It was born in medieval times but was extremely popular in Tudor times — King Henry VIII was a very keen player! So, in keeping with the recorder’s popularity in those times, here is a new and fun tutor set (almost entirely) in those wonderfully colourful Tudor times. It takes the recorder player from absolute beginner to about Grade 1 standard. Along this engaging journey, players will meet many characters and experiences from Tudor times and a number of works by contemporary composers (and some maybe just a little bit later, too). The book is written to be for individual, group or class teaching and for all ages. If you’re about to begin this book, I hope you’ll find it most entertaining and enjoyable and I also hope it will initiate an exciting new experience for a great number of new recorder players." – Paul Harris Click here to view the accompanying Pupil's Book. Downloadable backing tracks and demonstration recordings included. Educational Discounts! When ordering 20 or more Triebert soprano recorders, Triebert alto recorders, or 'Recorder from the Beginning: The Tudor Way' books, a 10% discount will automatically be applied to your cart. Best of all, you can mix and match as much as you like! Click here to see all items available in this offer.

This frame drum by the Early Music Shop is 30" by 2", made with a solid wooden bent hoop, natural calf skin and includes a traditional style leather beater and a black canvas padded bag. The frame drum is one of the earliest known drums, with examples going back to ancient times from all around the world. Sound Files: EMS 30" x 2" Frame Drum EMS 22" x 2" Frame Drum EMS 18" x 2" Frame Drum EMS 14" x 2" Frame Drum