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National Handmade Day Collection

We are celebrating National Handmade Day and those wonderful craftspeople who have spent many years honing their skills to create instruments of the highest quality for us to enjoy.
This weekend we are showcasing a special collection of oboes, shawns, lutes, recorders, harpsichords and more, with one-time prices until 23.59 PT on Sunday 2 April.
  • Baroque Oboe after Denner (a=440) by Millyard

    Millyard
    £1,480.00
    3 reviews

    Baroque Oboe after Denner a=440 by English maker Tony Millyard Millyard's oboes are after the Denner model in the metropolitan museum in New York....

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  • Baroque Violin Mute by Alter

    Emma Alter
    £24.50

    A new sound world emerges when the mute slides on: An Alter mute sounds special, not just quieter.  Players rave about them, Emma’s favourite testi...

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  • Baroque Oboe after Denner (a415) by Millyard

    Millyard
    £1,480.00
    2 reviews

    Baroque Oboe after Denner a=415 by English maker Tony Millyard Millyard's oboes are after the Denner model in the metropolitan museum in New York....

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  • Baroque Oboe d'amore after Eichentopf a415 by Millyard

    Millyard
    £1,550.00
    2 reviews

    A baroque oboe d'amore after Eichentopf at a=415 (baroque pitch) by English maker Tony Millyard, available in unstained or stained boxwood. This ob...

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    Terry Mann Tabor Pipe in G - maple wood

    Terry Mann
    £330.00
    1 review

    Terry Mann Tabor Pipe in G - a traditional handmade tabor pipe in maple by Terry Mann and based on the pipes found in the wreck of the Mary Rose ...

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  • Baroque Viola Mute by Alter

    Emma Alter
    £26.50

    A new sound world emerges when the mute slides on: An Alter mute sounds special, not just quieter.  Players rave about them, Emma’s favourite testi...

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    Erik Martens Soprano Spanish Shawm in C

    Erik Martens
    £510.00

    Erik Martens has been playing the tenor shawm since 2008 as a member of the Colchester Waits. Our good friend John Hanchet generously offered him ...

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  • Double Bass Mute by Alter

    Emma Alter
    £47.50

    A new sound world emerges when the mute slides on: An Alter mute sounds special, not just quieter.  Players rave about them, Emma’s favourite testi...

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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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  • Eric Moulder Soprano Rauschpfeife in C

    Eric Moulder
    £795.00

    Eric Moulder Soprano Rauschpfeife in C. Rauschpfeife are instruments with a very powerful sound, similar to a shawm, which will project well in an...

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    Eric Moulder Spanish Soprano Shawm In C

    Eric Moulder
    £695.00

    Eric Moulder Spanish soprano shawm in c . The design for this shawm by Eric Moulder is based upon one which can be clearly seen in a painting by H...

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  • Coolsma Soprano (Descant) Recorder in Grenadilla

    Coolsma
    £695.00

    A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Coolsma recorders are designed with a curved wind...

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    Baroque Flute after Palanca in Grenadilla by Martin Wenner A415 .. (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £1,995.00

    PO ref. PO1220SBaroque Flute after Palanca in Grenadilla by Martin Wenner A415 (Previously Owned) in excellent condition and with roll bag.  ...

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    Bentside Spinet after John Player circa 1680 by Roger Murray (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £5,250.00

    PO Ref. PO1058S Bentside Spinet after John Player circa 1680 by Roger Murray 1977 (Previously Owned) in very good condition. Fully restored in 2014...

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  • 10 Course Renaissance Lute after Tieffenbrucker by Matias Crom

    Matias Crom
    £4,250.00

    10 Course Renaissance Lute after Tieffenbrucker by Matias CromInspired on the lute by Wendelin Tieffenbrucker in the "Cite de la Musique" museum in...

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  • Bizzi Continuo Harpsichord

    Bizzi
    £14,495.00

    Bizzi Continuo' harpsichord 2 x 8' stop. This inexpensive Italian harpsichord is designed according to typical XVII century Italian manufacturing ...

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  • Baroque Guitar after Marianita by Matias Crom

    Matias Crom
    £3,450.00

    Baroque Guitar after Marianita by Matias CromThe "Marianita" is a 5 course baroque guitar inspired on the "Vihuela de Quito" with a playing string ...

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    19 String Romanesque Style Harp by George Stevens

    George Stevens
    £2,995.00

    19 String Romanesque Style Harp by George Stevens - Hollowed soundbox in lime, frame in apple, soundbox pegs in London plane. Nylgut/gut stringing

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    Platinum Lute Bundle – 7 Course Lute in G after Venere by George Stevens

    George Stevens
    from £4,895.00

    This is a handmade renaissance lute by English luthier George Stevens, who is known for his superb attention to both detail and quality of s...

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  • 6 String Bass Viol by Wolfgang Uebel 1973 (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £2,950.00

    PO Ref. PO1198S6 String Bass Viol by Wolfgang Uebel 1973 (Previously Owned) - in very good condition and  supplied with a usable bass viol bow an...

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  • 10 Course Baroque Lute after Laux Mahler by Paul Egholm (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £3,995.00

    PO Ref. PO1193S 10 Course Baroque Lute after Laux Mahler by Paul Egholm 1996 (Previously Owned) and with Kingham Hard Case and in excellent cond...

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    Von Huene Denner Alto Recorder A415 in Boxwood.. (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £1,850.00

    PO ref. PO1050S Von Huene Denner Alto Recorder A415 in Boxwood (Previously Owned) no. 8227 -  in excellent condition and with roll bag            ...

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  • 7 Course Renaissance Lute after Laux Maler c1552 by Stephen Haddock (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £2,150.00

    PO ref. PO0688S7 Course Renaissance Lute after Laux Maler c1552 by Stephen Haddock (Previously Owned) - without case, but in excellent condition. K...

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  • Stanesby Alto Recorder in Bubinga A415 by Tim Cranmore (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £995.00

    PO ref. PO0677SStanesby Junior Alto Recorder in Bubinga A415 by Tim Cranmore (Previously Owned) with case and in good condition. Single holes for ...

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  • 3 String Symphony by Walter Cangialosi, Italy (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £1,995.00

    PO ref. PO1146S 3 String Symphony by Walter Cangialosi, Italy (Previously Owned) - in very good condition - no case For more details about this or...

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  • Violoncello after "Ornati" by Matias Crom (Previously Owned)

    Previously Owned
    £14,500.00

    PO ref. PO1114SVioloncello after "Ornati" by Matias Crom (Previously Owned) made from the finest Slovakian spruce and maple from Rumania. Wittner ...

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  • Baroque Cello Mute by Alter

    Emma Alter
    £36.50

    A new sound world emerges when the mute slides on: An Alter mute sounds special, not just quieter.  Players rave about them, Emma’s favourite testi...

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  • Bizzi Studio 2 Harpsichord

    Bizzi
    £10,995.00

    (Please note, the first two photos show the exact harpsichord currently in stock; additional photos show variants of the same model produced by B...

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  • Liuteria Bizzi Baroque Cello after Stradivari 1710 (Gore-Booth)

    Bizzi
    £14,750.00

    An exclusive new range of baroque strings from Liuteria Bizzi, handmade in Italy.40 years after the foundation of the “Scuola di Liuteria” in Mila...

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  • Bass Rackett in F by Wood

    Early Music Shop
    £1,995.00

    Handmade in our EMS workshop by our expert technician Barry Holder, this Bass Racket in F is made from Castello Boxwood with imitation ivory tetin...

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  • 5 Course Gittern by George Stevens

    George Stevens
    £3,750.00

    5 Course Gittern by George Stevens after Hans Ott c.1450 with solidwood neck and body (lime) and a soundboard made from very old wood as is u...

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  • Bressan by Blezinger Alto at a=415 available at the Early Music Shop

    Bressan by Blezinger Alto Recorder in Stained Boxwood a415

    Blezinger
    £1,375.00

    The new Bressan by Blezinger alto available at baroque pitch in stained boxwood, a=415. The Bressan recorders by Blezinger are instruments made in ...

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  • Von Huene Alto after Denner in European Boxwood a415

    Von Huene
    £2,585.00

    Two of the most widely respected wind instrument makers in the Germany of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were Johann Christoph Denner and...

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  • Von Huene Terton Soprano Boxwood a415

    Von Huene
    £1,595.00

    This Terton soprano recorder follows an early eighteenth-century original in The Hague. It has long been respected by professionals and serious ama...

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    Erik Martens Spanish Alto Shawm in F

    Erik Martens
    £750.00

    Erik Martens has been playing the tenor shawm since 2008 as a member of the Colchester Waits. Our good friend John Hanchet generously offered him ...

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  • Coolsma Alto Recorder after Bressan in European Boxwood (a415)

    Coolsma
    £1,695.00

    A high quality solo recorder from the workshops of Dutch recorder maker Hans Coolsma (1919-1991). Their low-pitch altos are modelled after original...

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