PINFOLD’S metronome

This crazy-looking yet elegant metronome was invented and patented by Arthur Gough PINFOLD (1864-1940). Arthur was one of four children, born in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England. His father was a watchmaker, jeweller and musician and his children would follow on in his footsteps. At some point, the family relocated to...

Keyed Giorgi Flute

In the 19th century, several inventors patented ideas to enable the flute to be played vertically. This meant that the flute was held vertically, but blown transversely. Enter the fascinating ‘Giorgi’ flute! This particular Giorgi flute is in excellent condition and probably dates from around 1896-1900. It plays at a=440 Hz...

Fifth flute – Martin Metzler

Here is a really sweet, fifth flute by METZLER – in this case, we think by Martin METZLER (ca. 1755-1809).Very little is known about Martin Metzler and his time in London. We do know that he rented dwellings in the area of Norton Folgate until about 1788. Martin Metzler was...

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...

Third flute – STENGEL

This third flute was made by the Bavarian maker Johann Samuel STENGEL (1771-1826). Johann Samuel was the first in a generation of woodwind instrument makers in the business for around 100 years in total. Johann Samuel was born in 1771 in Döhlau/Hof (about 60 kms from Bayreuth) and was a...

18th century ivory flute

Wow! What we have here is an ivory flute made around 1740, perhaps in England. The flute is beautifully made and features a solid-silver key. The profiles are very finely and masterfully turned and demonstrate superior craftmanship. The embouchure is small and round and in perfect, original condition. The key...

Cadencia pocket metronome

Here is a stylish, reliable pocket metronome with an extremely accurate Swiss precision mechanism.This vintage Cadencia chrome-plated pocket metronome was made by Home Watch Co. Ltd. in Switzerland. It features a scale from 40 to 200 beats per minute. The centre hand regulates the beat while the hand pivoted at...

Clarinet – STEINER, Johann Georg

A five-keyed B-flat clarinet by the maker Johann Georg STEINER. He lived from 1783 to 1862 and worked as a woodwind instrument maker in Rottenburg am Neckar, which is now Baden Wuerttemberg in Germany. The instrument is made from Boxwood , with brass keys and horn rings, which is typical for...

F-clarinet – UHLMANN

This extraordinary F clarinet was made at the workshop of the Uhlmann family in Vienna, Austria. The company was an extremely important manufacturer of woodwind and brass instruments. It supplied the Austrian army and exported worldwide. The founder was Johann Tobias Uhlmann (1776-1838), who started the business in 1810. He...

Fife – GOULDING & Co

Here is a nice boxwood fife made by the London firm Goulding & Co. The company was created by George GOULDING (1759-1814) in around 1785 and started out in music publishing.A fife is a cylindrically bored transverse flute. It is normally made in one piece or sometimes two and tends...