Woodwind & Brass

The Silverwood flute is in the key of D and has a tuneable hardwood head combined with an aluminium body to give all the advantages of more expensive wooden flutes, but at a much more affordable price. Click here to download a fingering chart The wooden head on the Silverwood flute is crafted to give players the authentic feel and sound of a wooden head joint based on the famous Rudall Rose flutes much loved by players of Celtic music. The aluminium body has a couple of great advantages. It is of course very robust and has a nice bright tone, but since it is of a smaller diameter than a wooden flute, the finger holes are much more easily reached by players with smaller hands. The finger holes are also set out on the flute with smaller hands in mind. A great choice as a starter flute, or as a keyless flute to have in your gig bag. This flute has a boxwood head and red body. It comes with a simple bag and a tube of grease to keep the joint between the head and body lubricated.

The Silverwood flute is in the key of D and has a tuneable hardwood head combined with an aluminium body to give all the advantages of more expensive wooden flutes, but at a much more affordable price. Click here to download a fingering chart The wooden head on the Silverwood flute is crafted to give players the authentic feel and sound of a wooden head joint based on the famous Rudall Rose flutes much loved by players of Celtic music. The aluminium body has a couple of great advantages. It is of course very robust and has a nice bright tone, but since it is of a smaller diameter than a wooden flute, the finger holes are much more easily reached by players with smaller hands. The finger holes are also set out on the flute with smaller hands in mind. A great choice as a starter flute, or as a keyless flute to have in your gig bag. This flute has a boxwood head and red body. It comes with a simple bag and a tube of grease to keep the joint between the head and body lubricated.

The Silverwood flute is in the key of D and has a tuneable hardwood head combined with an aluminium body to give all the advantages of more expensive wooden flutes, but at a much more affordable price. Click here to download a fingering chart The wooden head on the Silverwood flute is crafted to give players the authentic feel and sound of a wooden head joint based on the famous Rudall Rose flutes much loved by players of Celtic music. The aluminium body has a couple of great advantages. It is of course very robust and has a nice bright tone, but since it is of a smaller diameter than a wooden flute, the finger holes are much more easily reached by players with smaller hands. The finger holes are also set out on the flute with smaller hands in mind. A great choice as a starter flute, or as a keyless flute to have in your gig bag. This flute has a blackwood head and blue body. It comes with a simple bag and a tube of grease to keep the joint between the head and body lubricated.

The Silverwood flute is in the key of D and has a tuneable hardwood head combined with an aluminium body to give all the advantages of more expensive wooden flutes, but at a much more affordable price. Click here to download a fingering chart The wooden head on the Silverwood flute is crafted to give players the authentic feel and sound of a wooden head joint based on the famous Rudall Rose flutes much loved by players of Celtic music. The aluminium body has a couple of great advantages. It is of course very robust and has a nice bright tone, but since it is of a smaller diameter than a wooden flute, the finger holes are much more easily reached by players with smaller hands. The finger holes are also set out on the flute with smaller hands in mind. A great choice as a starter flute, or as a keyless flute to have in your gig bag. This flute has a blackwood head and red body. It comes with a simple bag and a tube of grease to keep the joint between the head and body lubricated.

Cip Soprano Chalumeau in C - replacement mouthpiece - plastic mouthpiece only

Soprano chalumeau in C by Czech maker Pavel Cip - a single reed, keyless instrument made from solid wood using a modern clarinet mouthpiece and supplied with a metal cap for protection of the reed. Supplied with Eb clarinet reed, metal cap and cloth bag. Fingering Chart: Soprano chalumeau in C

Serpent in C (Special Leather-Bound Edition) by The Early Music Shop. Our grateful thanks go to David Harding for allowing us to continue production of his extremely popular Harding Serpent since his retirement in 2005. Made from high density polymer, this keyless serpent has a range of C-c” at a440. Unlike our standard EMS Serpent, this is our Special Leather Bound Edition. The instrument is entirely bound in 100% natural leather which is carefully tooled to the contours of the body. This is a skilled and time consuming process and gives the instrument a really authentic feel, whilst retaining the durability of the high density polymer. Fingering Chart Optional extras are available for this product: a415 crook and hard case . Includes mouthpiece and padded bag. For more details or information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Monk Cornetto in G @ A440 - Green Crystal Resin by Jeremy West - includes New Dutch Acorn Mouthpiece and Padded Bag The late Christopher Monk's legacy to early music was the invention and development of the resin cornetto and the workshops now under the management of Jeremy West continue to produce some of the best and most widely played cornetti in the world. Modelled on a 17th Century original, formerly in the possession of the late Christopher Monk, this model is well-proven and probably the most generally accepted cornetto of its sort today. Fingering is much like a treble recorder in G. The resin version is the best selling cornetto in the world. Monk Cornettino in C Fingering Chart Monk Cornetto in G Fingering Chart Monk Cornettino & Cornetto General Maintenance Instructions

Czech maker Pavel Cip Cornamuse - a renaissance double reed instrument with windcap. The narrow cylindrical bore gives it a gentle chamber tone and if the damper (bell cover) is removed the sound becomes louder. Made from solid wood - stained maple, tuned A440 and available in three sizes, soprano, alto and tenor. Available in three sizes: Cip Soprano Cornamuse in C - without key (c1 - d2) Cip Alto Cornamuse in F - 1 key (f - a1) Cip Tenor Cornamuse in C - 2 keys (c - f1) Sound File: Soprano, Alto & Tenor (played together) For more details or information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 0044 (0) 1274 288100

Czech maker Pavel Cip Cornamuse - a renaissance double reed instrument with windcap. The narrow cylindrical bore gives it a gentle chamber tone and if the damper (bell cover) is removed the sound becomes louder. Made from solid wood - stained maple, tuned A440 and available in three sizes, soprano, alto and tenor. Available in three sizes: Cip Soprano Cornamuse in C - without key (c1 - d2) Cip Alto Cornamuse in F - 1 key (f - a1) Cip Tenor Cornamuse in C - 2 keys (c - f1) Sound File: Soprano, Alto & Tenor (played together) For more details or information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 0044 (0) 1274 288100

A baroque flute modelled after August Grenser by renowned maker Martin Wenner. The original flute by Grenser was constructed around 1790 and is in a private collection. It is made of ebony and has four interchangeable joints playing at the pitches of a=440 Hz to a=420 Hz. In addition, the original has a C foot joint and a D foot joint with a register. This flute by Wenner is single-keyed and pitched at modern pitch (a=440). Like the original it is made of European boxwood which gives a full, colourful tone. It comes with a decorative soft case, cleaning stick and Wenner's oil.

Tesluk Master Panpipes - a popular range of master panpipes made from impregnated mountain maple wood and with the opportunity to re-tune each tube - long tubes from right - hand side Tesluk Master Panpipes -25 - range d1-g4 - key G - 25 tubes - the longest tube 30 cm Sound file - click here

Dixon Low D Tuneable Whistle - Aluminium body - popular range of folk whistles by Tony Dixon. For more information or further details, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email: sales@earlymusicshop.com Tel: 0044 (0) 1274 288100

Cip 4 part Bohemian bagpipe d. This ancient folk instrument is played in most of Bohemia's bagpipe regions, and also in the neighbouring areas of Austria and Germany. The chanter has 7 finger holes enabling the playing (in closed fingering) of a typical Central European bagpipe scale, the range of which is an incomplete ninth. The drone is tuned two octaves below the basic tone of the chanter. The pipes have a cylindrical bore and the air reservoir is made from goatskin (with hair). Tuning: E flat major (Scale: Bb-d-eb-f-g-a-bb-c1)

Serpent Case by Kingham - suitable for the EMS Serpent, with space for A415 crooks, A440 Crooks and Mouthpiece . A strong rigid case with a vinyl covering, chrome clasps and lock. The colour may vary from the photograph shown online, but they are usually in black, but we occasionally have cases in blue, maroon or grey. If you have a colour preference, please ask us for our current stock availability.

EMS Serpent A440 Crook - for Serpent by Early Music Shop - made in our workshops for the Early Music Shop serpent.

Natural Trumpet by Rath @ A415/A440 with C and D crooks including mouthpiece and case

Michael Rath is an émigré from London (Paxman Horns) who has produced a series of sackbuts based on museum originals. The bass in F is after Ehe, is well priced and performs extraordinarily well.

Michael Rath is an émigré from London (Paxman Horns) who has produced a series of sackbuts based on museum originals. The tenor in Bb is after Drewelwetz, is well priced and performs extraordinarily well.

Michael Rath is an émigré from London (Paxman Horns) who has produced a series of sackbuts based on museum originals. The alto in Eb is after Nagle, is well priced and performs extraordinarily well.

Nartiss Alto Sackbut Eb Including Case and extra a=415 tuning slide - lacquered finish. The Early Music Shop is excited to introduce the first of a new range of sackbutts from brass maker Vairis Nartiss The Maker Vairis Nartiss is a professional trombone player from Latvia. His solo career includes playing with the Latvian National Opera Symphony Orchestra, and he also owns his own music store Nartiss LV, one of thelargest music stores in Latvia. Over the years Vairis has become a leading authority on brass instruments. In addition to his solo career he has introduced significant new devices for the trombone such as multi effect processors, loop machines etc. and from the workshops at his music store in Latvia has developed (in addition to the new sackbut) new musical instruments and accessories for contemporary brass instruments including wooden mutes for trumpets and trombone and hand protection for brass instruments to protect them from sweat. The Development The sackbut project started around 2009 – through his research Vairis soon realized that it was very hard to find relatively inexpensive, good quality instruments. Even the second hand market for early brass was poor. The only usual option for players was to buy new instruments, which were very expensive. In 2010 Vairis and his team of craftsmenset about slowly, step-by-step, developing a new sackbut. They tested a lot of features, their ambition always being to get the best sound possible. Finally,earlier in 2012 the instrument was finished. The NARTISS team is happy to offer this first instrument on the International market. The hope is to attract more and more performers – students as well as professionals. The competitive price is certainly something to attract many students, amateurs, teachers and music lovers who would like to play early brass music. The Instrument In the construction of the NARTISS Sackbut there are several innovations. No wire in the bell. It was a big challenge to construct a professional bell with a double layer on the bell but without the inside wire. Why? Essentially the process helps the player to achieve a more colourful sound. Mouthpiece. All the mouthpieces have a rounded lip and are gold plated, The balance between early design and thickness of the walls of the mouthpiece was also examined. The bore here is a little larger which helps to get a more powerful sound. Specifications Bell mm Bore mm Yellow Brass bell Hard chrome-plated nickel silver inner slides Double layer bell with no wire on inside edge of the bell 2 tuning slides - 442 Hz (can be tuned to440 Hz) and 415 Hz Gold plated mouthpiece with specially designed lip plate for more comfortable playing Slide: 7 positions on tuning 442Hz 6 positions on tuning 415Hz The Nartiss alto sackbut comes with mouthpiece, lubricant and 2 tuning slides for a=440 and a=415. It is supplied in a custom made hard case. There is a choice of lacquered finish or antique lacquered finish.

Nartiss Alto Sackbut Eb Including Case and extra a=415 tuning slide - lacquered finish. The Early Music Shop is excited to introduce the first of a new range of sackbutts from brass maker Vairis Nartiss The Maker Vairis Nartiss is a professional trombone player from Latvia. His solo career includes playing with the Latvian National Opera Symphony Orchestra, and he also owns his own music store Nartiss LV, one of thelargest music stores in Latvia. Over the years Vairis has become a leading authority on brass instruments. In addition to his solo career he has introduced significant new devices for the trombone such as multi effect processors, loop machines etc. and from the workshops at his music store in Latvia has developed (in addition to the new sackbut) new musical instruments and accessories for contemporary brass instruments including wooden mutes for trumpets and trombone and hand protection for brass instruments to protect them from sweat. The Development The sackbut project started around 2009 – through his research Vairis soon realized that it was very hard to find relatively inexpensive, good quality instruments. Even the second hand market for early brass was poor. The only usual option for players was to buy new instruments, which were very expensive. In 2010 Vairis and his team of craftsmenset about slowly, step-by-step, developing a new sackbut. They tested a lot of features, their ambition always being to get the best sound possible. Finally,earlier in 2012 the instrument was finished. The NARTISS team is happy to offer this first instrument on the International market. The hope is to attract more and more performers – students as well as professionals. The competitive price is certainly something to attract many students, amateurs, teachers and music lovers who would like to play early brass music. The Instrument In the construction of the NARTISS Sackbut there are several innovations. No wire in the bell. It was a big challenge to construct a professional bell with a double layer on the bell but without the inside wire. Why? Essentially the process helps the player to achieve a more colourful sound. Mouthpiece. All the mouthpieces have a rounded lip and are gold plated, The balance between early design and thickness of the walls of the mouthpiece was also examined. The bore here is a little larger which helps to get a more powerful sound. Specifications Bell mm Bore mm Yellow Brass bell Hard chrome-plated nickel silver inner slides Double layer bell with no wire on inside edge of the bell 2 tuning slides - 442 Hz (can be tuned to440 Hz) and 415 Hz Gold plated mouthpiece with specially designed lip plate for more comfortable playing Slide: 7 positions on tuning 442Hz 6 positions on tuning 415Hz The Nartiss alto sackbut comes with mouthpiece, lubricant and 2 tuning slides for a=440 and a=415. It is supplied in a custom made hard case. There is a choice of lacquered finish or antique lacquered finish.

A natural trumpet made by German brass-instrument maker Michael Münkwitz. This instrument is after a Wolf Birckholtz, Nürnberg 1650, the original of which is in a church in Belitz/Mecklenburg. This natural trumpet is made with an 'exquisite' design with decoration. Pitched in Db, with tuning bits and crooks for C, Cb and fine tuning.