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29th March 2014 at the Royal Festival Hall (Festival Terrace), London SE1 (Display at “Pull Out All the Stops” Festival).
The Street Organ is a mechanical musical instrument played by street musicians and consisting of bellows and pipes housed in a case. The music can be encoded on wooden barrels (Barrel Organs), paper rolls or folded “books” of cardboard.
Larger versions are usually belt drive from a small engine, and adopt the “book music” format - stacks of punched cardboard sheets folded Z fashion. Organs are described as following various different key systems (referring to the small levers which rock upwards when a hole passes by and thereby open the valves of the organ) or a key-less system read by pneumatic pressure or suction. These larger organs have both Reed and Flue pipes, as well as various drum or percussive effects.
The instrument in the photo is a 65 Key Organ by Foucher-Gasparini of Paris. Originally a 57 key instrument, it has seen major modifications over the years including a new front based on an old photograph.
In this photo: Some of the “books” for the Organ.
Street Organs with both Flue and Reed Pipes are assigned the numbers 421.222.11 and 412.132 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
421 = Edge-Blown Flutes. A narrow stream of air is directed against an edge.
421.2 = Flutes with a Duct. A narrow duct directs the air-stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice.
421.22 = Flutes with an Internal Duct. The duct is inside the tube.
421.222 = Sets of flutes with internal duct.
421.222.1 = Sets of open flutes with internal duct.
421.222.11 = Without fingerholes.
and
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
41 = Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is not contained within the instrument.
412 = Interruptive Free Aerophones. The air-stream is interrupted periodically.
412.1 = Idiophonic Interruptive Aerophones or Reeds. The air-stream is directed against a lamella, setting it in periodic vibration to interrupt the stream intermittently.
412.13 = Free Reed Instruments. Instrument features a reed which vibrates within a closely fitting slot.
412.132 = Sets of Free Reads.
11th March 2011 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1 (Adriano Adewale gig).
Slap Tubes is a name which has been used to describe a variety of instruments. They consist of a set of hollow plastic tubes of different lengths, and are end struck, often with a paddle. The sound comes from the vibration of air within the tubes. Examples of the different names given to the instrument include. Uakti was a Brazilian band formed in the late 1970s which played a variety of new instruments including some made of PVC tubes and called “Pans” (Grande Pan, Pan Inclinado). The Blue Man Group formed in the USA in the late 1980s played various versions of something similar, referred to as “their PVC instrument”, the Tubulum and the Drumbone. Recent years has seen an instrument based on the first of these marketed at children and called “Tube Drums”. The Portuguese group Gaiteros de Lisboa which has been around since the 1990s also have a similar instrument called “Tubarões” (or sharks).
The instrument in the photo is played by Adriano Adewale, a Brazilian living in London, who refers to it as “Pipes”
Slap Tubes are assigned the number 413.2 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
41 = Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is not contained within the instrument.
413 = Plosive Aerophones. The sound is caused by a single compression and release of air.
413.2 = Implosive aerophones. The air is forced in.
14th July 2011 at St Bartholomew’s Hospital (Courtyard), London EC2 (Neon Quartet gig).
The first Hammond Organ was invented by Laurens Hammond in the 1930s. Until the 1970s they were electro-mechanical instruments. They contained tonewheels which rotated beneath electromagnetic pickups. More recently they have been replaced by Clonewheel Organs, electronic instruments which emulate the sound of the electromechanical tonewheel-based organs.
This is a Hammond XK-3 (first introduced in 2004).
Electronic Organs are assigned the number 5 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
5 = Electrophones. Sound is generated by electrical means.
27th October 2011 at the London Irish Centre (McNamara Suite), London NW1 (London Lasses supporting Lunasa).
The Mandola is part of the Mandolin family. The instrument tuned an octave below the Mandolin is called an [Octave] Mandola in Europe and an Octave Mandolin in North America. The latter reserve the term Mandola for an instrument tuned a fifth below a Mandolin, which the former call a Tenor Mandolin. The Octave instrument is larger than the Tenor one - with a scale length of around 50-58 cm (20-23”) compared to 40-42 cm (17-18”).
Octave Mandolins/Mandolas are assigned the number 321.321 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid-body electric chordophones.
321 = Lutes. Instruments where the plane of the strings runs parallel with the resonator’s surface.
321.3 = Handle Lutes. Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle.
321.32 = Necked Lutes. Instrument in which the handle is attached to, or carved from, the resonator, like a neck
321.321 = Necked Bowl Lutes. Instrument with a resonator made from a bowl, either natural or carved.
This is how the neck of my bass looked before the repair. There's tons of damage from screw holes and cracks. The goal was to save the elements of the flamed maple neck that matched the wood on the sides and back while strengthening the neck and increasing it's diameter with a shim. The enlargement also shows the area of the scroll that was cut away when the old C extension was installed. In the final repair, you can hardly tell that it had a lobotomy...
15th October 2020 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Concertina was developed in the 1830s in both England and Germany. It differs from the Accordion in having buttons in the same direction as the bellows rather than perpendicular. There are two keyboards of buttons, one at each end of the instruments bellows. Each button has an individual note.
There are several different types of Concertina. The English Concertina is octagonal and unisonoric (the same note on push and draw). The German Concertina (Chemnitzer) is rectangular and bisonoric (a different note on push and draw). There is also an Anglo-German Concertina (usually just called an Anglo) developed later in the 1860s which is closer to the English shape (usually hexangonal) and has the German note system. Other difference between the English and Anglo Concertinas are: the former have thumb straps and the latter hand straps, the rows of buttons on the former are straight and on the latter slightly curved downwards. The Duet Concertina is harder to pin down as there are a number of different systems. They are all unisonoric and have the bass notes are on the left side and the treble are on the right. The player can then play the melody on the right hand, with an accompaniment on the left, thus the name Duet.
This is a.20 key Anglo Concertina (10 keys on each side and an air lever). It was made in Germany.
Concertinas are assigned the number 412.132 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
41 = Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is not contained within the instrument.
412 = Interruptive Free Aerophones. The air-stream is interrupted periodically.
412.1 = Idiophonic Interruptive Aerophones or Reeds. The air-stream is directed against a lamella, setting it in periodic vibration to interrupt the stream intermittently.
412.13 = Free Reed Instruments. Instrument features a reed which vibrates within a closely fitting slot.
412.132 = Sets of Free Reads.
7th August 2016 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Surnay is the Uzbek name for a double reed instrument played in central Eurasia, ranging from the Balkans to Central Asia (elsewhere it is called the Zurna as well as other names). 45-55 cm long and made of apricot wood, there are seven fingerholes on the front and one thumbhole at the back. The Surnay is usually played with the Karnay (brass instrument) and Nogora (drum).
This instrument was made around 1996 by Usta Muhamed Jan Zargar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Surnays are assigned the number 422.111.2 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
422 = Reed Instruments. The player's breath is directed against a lamella or pair of lamellae which periodically interrupt the airflow and cause the air to be set in motion.
422.1 = Double reed instruments or Oboes. There are two lamellae which beat against one another.
422.11 = Single Oboes [as opposed to sets of Oboes].
422.111 = With cylindrical bore.
422.111.2 = With fingerholes.
19th May 2013 at the Green Note, London NW1.
The Electronic Keyboard differs from the Digital Piano in its ability to produce a wider variety of sounds. They can emulate the sound of pianos, clavinets, organs, etc. Since the 1980s their popularity has commonly seen them replace instruments like Rhodes Pianos and Electronic Organs.
This is a vintage Casio Keyboard from the 1980s (I believe a Casio MT-210 introduced in 1986).
Electronic Keyboards are assigned the number 5 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
5 = Electrophones. Sound is generated by electrical means.
15th October 2020 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Post Horn is valveless cylindrical brass instrument with a cupped mouthpiece. It was used in the 18th and 19th centuries to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach. There are both coiled and straight versions. The former were more common in Eorope, while the latter was adopted in Britain as the regulation instrument for use by Royal Mail coaches.
This instrument is a Curved Post Horn made by Besson & Co in Paris in the 19th century.
Curved Post Horns are assigned the number 423.121.22 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-free aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
423 = Trumpets. The player's vibrating lips set the air in motion.
423.1 = There are no means of changing the pitch apart from the player's lips.
423.12 = Tubular trumpets.
423.121 = End-blown trumpets. The mouth-hole faces the axis of the trumpet.
423.121.2 = End-blown horns. The tube is curved or folded.
423.121.22 = With mouthpiece.
have some music (plus instruments and players) from various venues: The brand-new Up in Arms pub on the Marston Road - an Irish session was the first live music to happen in the container.
Turn the handle to move the keyboard.
See how it works from behind.
You can also enjoy playing by pressing the keyboard with your finger.
160 pieces.
LEGO Contest
"READY, SET, GO STEM!"
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24th April 2010 at St Pancras Station, London NW1.
The Mexican Guitarron, is a very large (scale length between 65 cm and 75 cm) and very deep (around 30 cm) 6 string acoustic Bass Guitar (the name means Large Guitar). It is associated wth Mariachi bands.
Guitarróns are assigned the number 321.322-5 in the Hornbostel Sachs classification of musical instruments indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid body electric chordophones.
321 = Lutes. Instruments where the plane of the strings runs parallel with the resonators surface.
321.3 = Handle Lutes. Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle.
321.32 = Necked Lutes. Instrument in which the handle is attached to, or carved from, the resonator, like a neck
321.322 = Necked Box Lutes. Instruments in which the resonator is built up from wood.
321.322-5 = Instruments where the strings are vibrated by bare hands and fingers.
This is my daughters calrinet in it's case. It is about to be put away since my daughter will not be pursuing band in college. She has been playing this since she was in sixth grade. Now the clarinet goes silent. At least for now.
Inside the shell is a piece cut from a second shell which directs the air from the blowhole up to the fipple. Poster gum seals the edges of the air passage and the seams of the walnut shell.
Wood recorders and flute. A recorder stand made from a wooden crate + some dowels. A wooden xylophone on the right and a copper plumbing pipe xylophone on the left. Copper flute in foreground.
These were in the barn behind the Music House Museum. (They were having a "barn sale" to raise money for the museum.)
19th July 2012 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London SE1 (gig with Oumou Sangaré).
An Electric Banjo converets the vibration of strings into electrical signals which are then amplified. While Gibson produced electric banjos in the 1930s, the first 5-string electric solid-body banjo was developed by Buck Trent and Shot Jackson in the early 1960s. They applied the Pedal Steel Guitar technology of palm-pedals to pull strings to the Banjo.
The instrument in the photos is is a Deering Crossfire 5. The Crossfire was first made in 1988.
Electric Banjos are assigned the number 321.312-6 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid-body electric chordophones.
321 = Lutes. Instruments where the plane of the strings runs parallel with the resonator’s surface.
321.3 = Handle Lutes. Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle.
321.31 = Spike Lutes. Instruments in which the handle passes diametrically through the resonator.
321.311 = Spike Bowl Lutes. Instrument with a resonator made from a bowl, either natural or carved.
321.312-6 = Instruments where the Strings vibrated by a plectrum.
10th November 2010 at Bush Hall, London W12 (Bain, Möller & Molsky gig).
This instrument has many names - Låtmandola (which means fiddle tune-mandola), Nordic Mandola, Drone Mandola, etc. Ale Möller after living in Greece playing the bouzouki returned to Sweden and wanted something on which he could play the fiddle tunes of Dalarna. He settled on the Mandola (Octave Mandolin) and his first instrument was built for him by Stafen Sobell in England. In the 1980s working with luthiers Christer Ådin and Anders Ekvall in Sweden several new design features were incorporated. The five course Mandola was given an extended fretboard on the left side on the two bottom strings enabling drone notes. Frets were added so the quarter tones could be played. As were movable pin-point capos where an individual string set capo can be screwed in to create myriad tunings without having to manually tune the strings.
Mandolas are assigned the number 321.321 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid-body electric chordophones.
321 = Lutes. Instruments where the plane of the strings runs parallel with the resonator’s surface.
321.3 = Handle Lutes. Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle.
321.32 = Necked Lutes. Instrument in which the handle is attached to, or carved from, the resonator, like a neck
321.321 = Necked Bowl Lutes. Instrument with a resonator made from a bowl, either natural or carved.
15th October 2020 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Flageolet is a member of the same fipple flute family as the Recorder with a different number of tone holes and a different scale. The instrument was popular in Europe between the 16th and 19th centuries. There are two main forms of the instrument: the French with four finger holes on the front and two thumb holes on the back; and the English with six finger holes on the front and sometimes a single thumb hole on the back.
The Flûte d’accord is a Double French Flageolet made from a single piece of boxwood, and was played in the 18th century. It has two parallel bores with fingerholes in the front and thumbholes at the back.
This instrument was made by Hentz Jouve in Paris circa 1800. There are six fingerholes on the right pipe and seven on the left.
Flûtes d’accord are assigned the number 421.222.12 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
421 = Edge-Blown Flutes. A narrow stream of air is directed against an edge.
421.2 = Flutes with a Duct. A narrow duct directs the air-stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice.
421.22 = Flutes with an Internal Duct. The duct is inside the tube.
421.222 = Sets of flutes with internal duct.
421.222.1 = Sets of open flutes with internal duct.
421.222.12 = With fingerholes.
13th April 2012 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1 (played by Keith Howard and Hyelim Kim at Music from Korea event).
A Janggu (or Changgo) is hourglass-shaped with two membranes commonly found in traditional Korean music. The left head is covered with a thick cowhide, horsehide, or deerskin to produce low pitch tones. The right side is covered with either dog skin or a lighter horsehide to produces higher pitch tones. Traditionally the Janggu is played using a stick on the right and a bare hand on the left.
Janggus are assigned the number 211.242.1 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
2 = Membranophones. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
21 = Struck Membranophones. Sound is produced by hitting the drumskin with a hand or object.
211 = Directly Struck Membranophones. Instruments in which the membrane is struck directly.
211.2 = Tubular Drums. Instruments in which the body is tubular.
211.24 = Hourglass Shaped Drums Instruments in which the body is hourglass-shaped.
211.242 = Instruments which have two usable membranes.
211.242.1 = single instruments.
at long last (eight years on the hunt!), my 200 series has found it's last piece.
i am only so fortunate because of the generosity of a fellow buchlaist - a person of particularly magnificent designs.
i've no words for this sort of kind gesture, only gratitude.
28th October 2010 at Luminaire, London NW6.
The Stomp Box is a wooden board or box which a musican (usually guitar or banjo player) taps with their feet to enhance the rhythm. They can be solid or have an acoustic chamber. A microphone is often placed above the board/inside the box They go by a variety of other names - e.g. stomp drum, foot drum, or porch board, and were originally used by American Folk and Blues performers. They can be home made or, with more sophisticated version, manufactured for the purpose. The term Stomp Box is also sometimes applied to the Pedal Boards electric guitarist use to obtain a variety of effects.
For this board in use see: www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/5287184195/.
Stomp Boxes are assigned the number 111.24 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
1 = Idiophones. Sound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column of air.
11 = Struck Idiophones. These idiophones are set in vibration by being struck.
111 = Directly Struck Idiophones. The player himself executes the movement of striking; whether by mechanical intermediate devices, beaters, keyboards, or by pulling ropes, etc.
111.2 = Percussive idiophones. The instrument is struck either with a non-sonorous object (hand, stick, striker) or against a non-sonorous object (human body, the ground).
111.24 = Percussion vessels.
have some music (plus instruments and players) from various venues: French session at the Port Mahon (before the May 2019 refurb, so this chequered floor is no longer there)
Carte-de-visite photo with composite portraits of members of cornet band under instruction of Harry E. Rhodes. ca1865. Photographer: Washington, Iowa.
Source: State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines
Reproductions and permissions: www.iowaculture.gov/history/research/research-centers/cop...
19th July 2013 at St Ethelburga’s, London EC2 (Warmi gig).
The Siku (or Antara or Zampoña) is a Panpipe of the Aymara people living near Lake Titicaca (on the border of Peru and Bolivia).They are usually made of bamboo shoots, and come in a variety of sizes. The ends of the pipes in the rank nearest the player are stopped by a node, while those furthest from the player are open.
The most common is the Siku Ch'alla, whose longest pipe is around 30 cm. They have two rows of pipes (usually with 7 or 8 pipes in each row).
Sikus are assigned the number 421.112.3 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
421 = Edge-Blown Flutes. A narrow stream of air is directed against an edge.
421.1 = Flutes without a Duct. The player makes a ribbon-shaped flow of air with his lips.
421.11 = End-Blown Flutes. The player blows against the sharp rim at the upper open end of a tube.
421.112 = Sets of end-blown flutes or panpipes. Several end-blown flutes of different pitch are combined to form a single instrument..
421.112.3 = Mixed open and stopped panpipes.
22nd March 2014 at the Royal Festival Hall, London SE1 (Event at “Pull Out All the Stops” Festival).
The Pipe Organ was developed in the 16th century in Germany. Larger ones have both flue pipes and reed pipes.
The instrument in the photo is the 7,866 Pipe Royal Festival Hall Organ was built in 1954 by Harrison & Harrison of Durham, and recently been restored by the same company. The designer Ralph Downes wanted it to sound more like the the 17th and 18th century German organs rather than the traditional English sound.
In this photo: The Organ has four keyboards played by the hands and one played with the feet. On either side are the stops which admit pressurised air to specific ranks of pipes.
Pipe Organs with both Flue and Reed Pipes are assigned the numbers 421.222.11 and 412.132 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
421 = Edge-Blown Flutes. A narrow stream of air is directed against an edge.
421.2 = Flutes with a Duct. A narrow duct directs the air-stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice.
421.22 = Flutes with an Internal Duct. The duct is inside the tube.
421.222 = Sets of flutes with internal duct.
421.222.1 = Sets of open flutes with internal duct.
421.222.11 = Without fingerholes.
and
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
41 = Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is not contained within the instrument.
412 = Interruptive Free Aerophones. The air-stream is interrupted periodically.
412.1 = Idiophonic Interruptive Aerophones or Reeds. The air-stream is directed against a lamella, setting it in periodic vibration to interrupt the stream intermittently.
412.13 = Free Reed Instruments. Instrument features a reed which vibrates within a closely fitting slot.
412.132 = Sets of Free Reads.
10th September 2011 at Tate Modern (Forecourt), London SE1 (Moulettes at Thames Festival).
The Bassoon has its origins in the 17th century, and took its moderrn form in the 19th century. It is a double reed instrument like the Oboe, and able to play in the tenor and bass registers. The instrument folds over on itself with the top or bell higher than the player’s mouth.
Bassoons are assigned the number 422.112-71 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-free aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
422 = Reed Instruments. The player's breath is directed against a lamella or pair of lamellae which periodically interrupt the airflow and cause the air to be set in motion.
422.1 = Double reed instruments or Oboes. There are two lamellae which beat against one another.
422.11 = Single Oboes [as opposed to sets of Oboes].
422.112 = With conical bore.
422.112-71 = With Keys.
15th October 2020 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Flageolet is a member of the same fipple flute family as the Recorder with a different number of tone holes and a different scale. The instrument was popular in Europe between the 16th and 19th centuries. There are two main forms of the instrument: the French with four finger holes on the front and two thumb holes on the back; and the English with six finger holes on the front and sometimes a single thumb hole on the back.
The Double Flageolet is a type of English Flageolet invented by William Bainbridge of London in 1804, with help from the musician John Parry (who he saw playing two Flageolets together in a single frame). It consists of two pipes fixed together with the top two holes on the right hand one activated by keys. Later in the 1820s Bainbridge invent a Triple Flageolet.
These instruments from left to right were made 1808-20 (by Bainbridge & Wood in London), 1830 -69 (by John Simpson in London), and 1821 -31 (by William Bainbridge in London).
Double Flageolets are assigned the number 421.222.12 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
421 = Edge-Blown Flutes. A narrow stream of air is directed against an edge.
421.2 = Flutes with a Duct. A narrow duct directs the air-stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice.
421.22 = Flutes with an Internal Duct. The duct is inside the tube.
421.222 = Sets of flutes with internal duct.
421.222.1 = Sets of open flutes with internal duct.
421.222.12 = With fingerholes.
15th October 2020 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Music Box (or Musical Box) is an automatic musical instrument in a box which produces musical notes through a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc which pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb.
While related mechanical musical instruments existed centurus before in diffrtent parts of the world, the key development was in 1796 when Antoine Favre of Geneva constructed the first mechanical musical movement with vibrating teeth. These mechanisms were placedin scent-bottles, jewellery and other miniatures. Howver the breakthrough came when they were built into wooden boxes with good acoustical properties. Beginning in the early 1800s music automatons flourished in the Sainte-Croix area in the west of Switzerland, (towards the end of the 19th century, up to 600 workers in over 40 companies) and the industry has continued there until today.
This instrument was made in Switzerland around 1960. It takes the form of a Swiss Chalet.
Music Boxes are assigned the number 122.2-9 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
1 = Idiophones. Sound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column
12 = Plucked Idiophones. Idiophones set in vibration by being plucked.
122 = In the form of a comb. The lamellae are tied to a board or cut out from a board like the teeth of a comb.
122.2 = With cut-out lamellae.
122.2-9 = With mechanical drive.
14th September 2012 at Royal Festival Hall (Bar level 2), London SE1 (Alex Hutton gig).
Suspended Cymbals are part the standard Drum Kit. There are various types. The larger ones are Ride Cymbals (to maintain a rhythmic pattern) and Crash Cymbals (to produce an occasional loud, sharp sound). There are also smaller ones to produce different effects - Bell Cymbals (which are thicker and more curved), Splash Cymbals, and China or Trash Cymbals.
Suspended Cymbals are assigned the number 111.24 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
1 = Idiophones. Sound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column of air.
11 = Struck Idiophones. These idiophones are set in vibration by being struck.
111 = Directly Struck Idiophones. The player himself executes the movement of striking; whether by mechanical intermediate devices, beaters, keyboards, or by pulling ropes, etc.
111.2 = Percussive idiophones. The instrument is struck either with a non-sonorous object (hand, stick, striker) or against a non-sonorous object (human body, the ground).
111.24 = Percussion vessels.