Thirteen-keyed B-flat clarinet by Giacinto RIVA

This 13-keyed B-flat clarinet is crafted in boxwood, with nickel silver rings and keys. The workmanship is of a very high level and the boxwood has a lovely, aged honey colour. It even has its original case! Giacinto Riva worked in San Giovanni in Persiceto in the province of Bologna, Italy...

Verdi contrabass trombone – DESIDERA E FIGLI

This large and quite outlandish instrument is known as a Verdi contrabass trombone. It is rarely seen by audiences nowadays, but maybe we can change that 😉. [Just making the photos was so much fun!] The Verdi contrabass trombone is a member of the trombone family and is the largest form...

English flageolet-piccolo – George BUTLER

This rare Cocuswood English flageolet with alternative piccolo head joint was made by a company led by George BUTLER (1795-1870) – the head of a family of instrument makers that were producing and dealing in brass, woodwind and many other instruments in Dublin and in London between 1826 and 1927....

Five-keyed boxwood flute – LEONHARDT

Here is a five-keyed flute by LEONHARDT. Some initial research has led us to a flute made by the same maker at the Michaelstein Abbey collection in Germany. A boxwood clarinet by Leonhardt with the same stamp was also recently sold at auction in the UK. This instrument is crafted in...