This beautiful, solid-silver flute was made by the Bonnevilles – one of France’s finest flute-making workshops. Founded by Auguste Adrien... read more
It goes by many names... contrabbasso ad ancia, contrebasse à anche or simply reed contrabass. This strange item is not... read more
This is a stunning and rare flute by the Bavarian and Munich-based master instrument maker, Benedict PENTENRIEDER (1809-1849). Pentenrieder’s life... read more
Here is a three-part flute made by the Bavarian maker Georg HEIDEGGER (1815-1859). Georg Heidegger was the first of a... read more
If you are from Stuttgart, this instrument may be of particular interest to you. It was made by one of... read more
This short story centres on a young man from the small village of Bessancourt in France. He would establish his... read more
Here is a trapezoidal-shaped salterio with two sound holes. This type of salterio was played in countries like Italy and... read more
This flute was made by Clementi & Co. The company was set up by the Italian-born composer, pianist, conductor and... read more