Trumpet Call harmonica

What better way to make an entrance than with this wonderful ‘Trumpet Call’ harmonica by the Germany-based company HOHNER.  It was made in 2007 to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the original Trumpet Call harmonica, which was first made in 1907. This five-horn harmonica is a limited-edition product and a collectable...

Echophone harmonica

This ruby red plastic/resin echophone harmonica was made in Germany in ‘G’ by Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG. Matthias Hohner founded the company in 1857.The instrument and case are in great shape with the gold lettering intact. It sounds wonderful… even if you don’t know how to play it!

KASRIEL guide-chant – singing guide

This is a rare guide-chant or singing guide made by the company KASRIEL in working condition!  This particular guide-chant is featured in the 1927 Kasriel catalogue as model 53. Aimed at schools, it has metal reeds and a keyboard of two octaves with resin keys. The surround is made of polished...

Baroque salterio

Here is a trapezoidal-shaped salterio with two sound holes. This type of salterio was played in countries like Italy and Spain by the upper-class aristocracy. It could be played using the battuto technique which used hammers or sticks or using the pizzicato or plucked technique. Proudly presented inside the salterio is...

18th century salterio

Here is a beautiful salterio, hammered dulcimer or psaltery. It’s a trapezoidal-shaped salterio with quite an unusual number of bridges – six. It has two sound holes, decorated throughout with foliage and garlands of flowers. The front of the instrument features a Mediterranean bay, which seems to be Catalan in style. There...