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28th August 2016 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Pate a wooden slit drum found in parts of Polynesia such as the Cook Islands and Samoa, and which originated in Tahiti.
Pates 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).
111.23 = Percussion tubes.
111.231 = Individual percussion tubes.
top with tuning keys/pegs . The arch holding the keys is held on with wooden pegs . Lyres are all based on the Sutton Hoo find . I used some rock hard maple on this one . Ouch !
15th October 2020 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Nail Fiddle (or Violon de fer) consists of iron or brass nails of different lengths fixed to a semicircular wooden soundboard, They are struck by a bow with coarse black horsehair, produceding sound by friction. It was invented in Germany byJohann Wilde in 1740. Later versions made by others included instruments with glass or wooden rods instead of metal nails, and ones played using rosined gloves or bare hands.
The instrument was made in France circa 1750.
Nail Fiddles are assigned the number 131.2 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 of air.
13 = Friction Idiophones. Instruments set into vibration by rubbing.
131 = Friction Sticks.
131.2 = Sets of friction sticks.
16th December 2016 at Royal Festival Hall (Clore Ballroom), London SE1 ("Sever"; Xiban gig).
The Sanxian (literally three strings) is a fretless Chinese lute with a long fingerboard and a rounded resonator. It is played with a plectrum (traditionally animal horn but now normally plastic). Traditionally the resonator was covered in snakeskin. The instrument is related to the Okinawan Sanshin and Japanese Shamisen.
Sanxians 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 resonators 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 = Spike Box Lutes. Instruments in which the resonator is built up from wood.
321.312-6 = Instruments where the Strings vibrated by a plectrum.
8th June 2018 at Old Cranleighan Club, Thames Ditton, Surrey.
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 hexagonal) 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 instrument is a Lachenal 55 button Crane system Duet Concertina.
It follows what has become known as the Crane System. Crane & Sons Ltd. of Liverpool launched this in 1912 under the name Triumph, and the instrument was adopted by the Salvation Army. This system is the second most popular of the Duet Concertinas (after the Maccann or McCann system). It differs from the latter in having 5 rows of buttons for either hand rather than 4. In the case of the 55 key instrument, 30 keys for the right hand and 20 for the left.
Concertinas are assigned the number 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.
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.
A different kind of musical instrument . . . one my kids loved to try and play (usually at the dinner table!)
MacroMondays: Musical Instruments
23 May 2011
Williams College Department of Music. Donated by Telford Taylor, Class of 1928, in memory of his father, John Bellamy Taylor (1875-1963), who had collected the instruments.
24th May 2016 at the V&A (Europe 1600-1815 galleries), London SW7.
The Octave Spinet (or Octave Virginal or Ottavino) is a portable version of the Italian Spinet, widely used in private homes in the 17th and 18th centuries to accompany singing. It was pitched an octave higher than the normal, and was consequently much smaller. Mostly triangular in shape, some are rectangular.
This instrument was made in Italy around 1600. The shape is triangular. The inside lid is painted with the tale of Arion and the Dolphin.
Octave Spinets/Virginals are assigned the number 314.122-4-8 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.
31 = Simple Chordophones. Instruments which are in essence simply a string or strings and a string bearer
314 = Board Zither. Instrument uses a string bearer that is shaped like a board, or is the ground.
314.1 = Instrument with strings parallel to the string bearer.
314.12 = Instrument has a resonator.
314.122 = Box Zither. Instrument has a resonator made from slats.
314.122-6-8 = Strings are caused to vibrate by plectrum and keyboard.
21st October 2016 at SOAS (Brunei Gallery), London WC1 (Namlo gig).
The Madal or Magah Khin (or Kheen) is a two headed Nepali drum played with the hands. They are around 40 cm high and 16cm in diameter. One side of the drum gives a bass sound, whilst the other has a higher pitch.
In the photo the the Madal is on the right, with smaller Khins (or Kheens) on the left.
Madals are assigned the number 211.222.1 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.
211.22 = Barrel Drums. Instruments in which the body is barrel-shaped.
211.222 = Instruments which have two usable membranes.
211.222.1 = single instruments.
30th January 2018 at the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh.
The Harpsichord was a popular instrument in Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries. Pressing a key on the instrument's keyboard lifts a jack (a long strip of wood) that holds a small plectrum (a wedge-shaped piece of quill, now usually plastic), which plucks the string. When the player releases the key, the jack falls back and a felt damper at the top of the jack stops the string vibratiing. The term harpsichord is used to cover a family of instrument, but more specifically a grand-piano-shaped instrument with a triangular case accommodating long bass and short treble strings. Harpsichords can have one, two, and sometimes even three keyboards, which are called manuals. Single manual harpsichords usually have two sets of strings per note, whilst double manual harpsichords usually have a third set of strings that sounds one octave higher than played. The upper manual was originally used for transposing; and later for contrast of tone with the ability to couple the registers of both manuals for a fuller sound.
This instrument was made in 1608 by Andreas Ruckers the elder in Antwerp, Belgium. . It is a double-manual Harpsichord. Flemish Harpsichords were more solidly constructed than the Italian ones, with longer scaling, greater string tension, a more responsive soundboard, and a more sustained tone.
Harpsichords are assigned the number 314.122-6-8 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.
31 = Simple Chordophones. Instruments which are in essence simply a string or strings and a string bearer
314 = Board Zither. Instrument uses a string bearer that is shaped like a board, or is the ground.
314.1 = Instrument with strings parallel to the string bearer.
314.12 = Instrument has a resonator.
314.122 = Box Zither. Instrument has a resonator made from slats.
314.122-6-8 = Strings are caused to vibrate by plectrum and keyboard.
9th December 2017 at the Calthorpe Arms, London WC1 (Duck Soup gig).
The Phonofiddle is a violin with a metal gramophone-type sound-box inserted into the body to increase the volume. The one string instrument was copyrighted by Arthur Thomas Howson of London in 1906. It was inspired by the Stroh violin which had four or six strings and an external aluminium diaphragm which had been invented the previous decade.
Phonofiddles are assigned the number 321.322-71 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
321.322 = Necked Box Lutes. Instruments in which the resonator is built up from wood.
321.322-7 = Instruments where the strings are vibrated by bowing.
321.322-71 = Instruments where the strings vibrated using a bow.
25th February 2011 at Kings Place (Hall Two), London N1 (Suurõ Pilvõ gig).
The Kannel is the Estonian name for the instrument known in Finland as the Kantele.
Traditionally it had a body made of one piece of wood and between 5 and 15 strings.
Kannels are assigned the number 314.122-5 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.
31 = Simple Chordophones. Instruments which are in essence simply a string or strings and a string bearer
314 = Board Zither. Instrument uses a string bearer that is shaped like a board, or is the ground.
314.1 = Instrument with strings parallel to the string bearer.
314.12 = Instrument has a resonator.
314.122 = Box Zither. Instrument has a resonator made from slats.
314.122-5 = Strings are caused to vibrate by bare hands.
30th January 2018 at the Royal Concert Hall (Main Auditorium), Glasgow (Solo & Indrė supporting Oumou Sangaré).
The Kanklės is the Lithuania name for the instrument known in Finland as the Kantele.
The traditional Kanklės has been developed into a concert instrument with 29 strings.
Kanklės are assigned the number 314.122-5 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.
31 = Simple Chordophones. Instruments which are in essence simply a string or strings and a string bearer
314 = Board Zither. Instrument uses a string bearer that is shaped like a board, or is the ground.
314.1 = Instrument with strings parallel to the string bearer.
314.12 = Instrument has a resonator.
314.122 = Box Zither. Instrument has a resonator made from slats.
314.122-4 = Strings are caused to vibrate by hammers or beaters.
314.122-5 = Strings are caused to vibrate by bare hands.
The Yuso Monastery organ was built by Jacinto del Río in 1644, although it has undergone various interventions to this day.
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30th January 2018 at the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh.
The Serpent is a bass wind instrument with a mouthpiece like a brass instrument. It is made of wood (usually walnut) with the outside covered with dark brown or black leather, and ia about 2.5 m long. The instrument takes its name from from its snakelike double 'S' curved shape. It has fingerholes (usually six) and sometimes keys. Invented at the end of the 16 century, the Serpent was the standard bass brass instrument bands and orchestras until early 19th century, being replaced by the Ophicleide. It was particularly popular in French churches the accompanying Gregorian plainsong and in military bands
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This instrument was made in France, probably in 1678. It has six fingerholes and no keys.
Serpents are assigned the number 423.213 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.
423 = Trumpets. The player's vibrating lips set the air in motion.
423.2 = Chromatic Trumpet. The pitch of the instrument can be altered mechanically.
423.21 = Trumpets with Fingerholes.
423.213 = With Wider Conicial Bore.
11th June 2016 at St Ethelburga’s, London EC2 ().
The Array Mbira is a modern musical instrument developed in the United States by Bill Wesley based on African thumb pianos. However, it is play with all the fingers both hands like a piano keyboard. Sounds are made by manually pushing down gently and releasing bent metal tines with the fingers. There can be up to 150 tines with the five octaves version of the instrument. Two bolted crossbars connect the tines and the sounding board There are also both an acoustic hollow body and electric solid body versions.
Array Mbiras are assigned the number 122.1 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
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.
122.1 = With laced on lamellae.
16th June 2012 at Clissold Park, London N16 (Rhythms of the City at World City Music Village Festival).
The Repinique is a two headed Brazilian Tenor Drum. In Samba bateria it is played with one stick and one hand, providing the tempo for the ensemble.
Repiniques are assigned the number 211.212.1 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.
211.21 = Cylindrical Drums. Instruments in which the body has the same diameter at the middle and end.
211.212 = Instruments which have two usable membranes.
211.212.1 = single instruments.
your guitar and be held in your arms and stroked and caressed...
Oh to be your saxaphone and to feel the touch of your lips...
30th January 2018 at the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh.
The Harpsichord was a popular instrument in Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries. Pressing a key on the instrument's keyboard lifts a jack (a long strip of wood) that holds a small plectrum (a wedge-shaped piece of quill, now usually plastic), which plucks the string. When the player releases the key, the jack falls back and a felt damper at the top of the jack stops the string vibratiing. The term harpsichord is used to cover a family of instrument, but more specifically a grand-piano-shaped instrument with a triangular case accommodating long bass and short treble strings. Harpsichords can have one, two, and sometimes even three keyboards, which are called manuals. Single manual harpsichords usually have two sets of strings per note, whilst double manual harpsichords usually have a third set of strings that sounds one octave higher than played. The upper manual was originally used for transposing; and later for contrast of tone with the ability to couple the registers of both manuals for a fuller sound.
This instrument was made in 1773 Robert Falkener in London. It is a double-manual Harpsichord. English Harpsichords were similar to French ones with the introduction of a new register: the lute. They were noted for their luxurious tone.
Harpsichords are assigned the number 314.122-6-8 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.
31 = Simple Chordophones. Instruments which are in essence simply a string or strings and a string bearer
314 = Board Zither. Instrument uses a string bearer that is shaped like a board, or is the ground.
314.1 = Instrument with strings parallel to the string bearer.
314.12 = Instrument has a resonator.
314.122 = Box Zither. Instrument has a resonator made from slats.
314.122-6-8 = Strings are caused to vibrate by plectrum and keyboard.
30th January 2018 at the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh.
The Kit (or Pochette) is a small violin which was able to be carried in a coat pocket (perhaps by a dancing master who could then demonstrate steps). It is about 16 inches long and very narrow. They were made between the 16th and 18th centuries.
This instrument was made around 1660 by Jacques du Mesnil in Paris. The body is carved from a piece of ebony.
Kits are assigned the number 321.322-71 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
321.322 = Necked Box Lutes. Instruments in which the resonator is built up from wood.
321.322-7 = Instruments where the strings are vibrated by bowing.
321.322-71 = Instruments where the strings vibrated using a bow.
18th May 2016 at the V&A (Furniture galleries), London SW7.
The Italian Spinet (or Spinetta a tabola) is part of Harpsichord family. Spinet is the name for the instrument in Italy. In England it is called a Virginal or Virginals. In the latter country from the end of 17th century Spinet came to be used only for instruments with the strings are at a 90 degree angle to the keyboard. The Italian Spinet was popular in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, and was pentagonal or heptagonal, as well as rectangular shaped. It has the same mechanism as a Harpsichord (wire strings are plucked by plectra mounted in jacks), but only one string per note running more or less parallel to the keyboard on the long side of the case. Many, if not most, of the instruments were constructed without legs, and would be placed on a table for playing.
This instrument was made in Italy by Marco Jadra or Francesco of Brescia in 1568. It is pentagonal in shape, finely decorated on the front and inside with formal arabesque patterns with representations of animals, birds and herms, executed in shades of gold and colours on a black ground.
Italian Spinets/Virginals are assigned the number 314.122-6-8 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.
31 = Simple Chordophones. Instruments which are in essence simply a string or strings and a string bearer
314 = Board Zither. Instrument uses a string bearer that is shaped like a board, or is the ground.
314.1 = Instrument with strings parallel to the string bearer.
314.12 = Instrument has a resonator.
314.122 = Box Zither. Instrument has a resonator made from slats.
314.122-6-8 = Strings are caused to vibrate by plectrum and keyboard.