Presentation flute – Anonymous
This delightful flute was a gift to a school friend in 1842 – William Guppy. It is a three-part flute, made of maple and fitted with one brass key. The form of the instrument suggests that it might be American, as does the style of the date and the wording…
Ocarina with double tuning slide – CANELLA, Antonio
This terracotta and brass ocarina was made in Ferrara, Italy by Antonio CANELLA (1861?-1952?). To date, we have never seen another ocarina with a double tuning slide like this one! It almost looks like a gun in the hand of Bond… James Bond. Antonio Canella was active making ocarinas from around…
Bass ocarina – DONATI, Guiseppe
This ocarina was made by the great master and inventor of the ocarina himself Giuseppe DONATI (1836-1925). Donati lived and worked in his hometown of Budrio at the outset of his career as an ocarina maker. He moved to Bologna in 1878 where he lived and worked. In 1904 he opened…
TH. POPPE – woodwinds from Dresden
Dresden, Germany was home to many legendary instrument makers. Theodor Karl POPPE was one woodwind specialist. POPPE would become the last name of the owners of a famous Dresden workshop and highly regarded for his oboes, flutes and clarinets. Three famous makers, all born and trained in Adorf, in Vogtland…
Conical ring-key flute – BERTHOLD, Johann Heinrich
This grenadilla conical ring-key flute features a nickel silver mechanism that is silver-plated. It was entirely overhauled and is now in wonderful playing condition. It has new pads, felts and corks. It also has a beautiful case covered in real leather, plus two new wooden tenon protectors. This conical ring-key flute…
Martin Lehner – Keller & Lehner
Johann Martin Benedikt LEHNER Johann Martin Benedikt LEHNER was born on 11 June 1853. His father Josef and mother Marianna Wilhelmina (née Stobl) were married in Ansbach, Bavaria and had three children – two boys and a girl. Johann Martin Benedikt, or simply Martin Lehner, as he preferred to be known,…
Oboe – Wilhelm HECKEL
The Heckel woodwind instrument making workshop is one of the oldest to survive today. It was founded by Johann Adam HECKEL (1812-1877) who was born in Adorf but moved to Biebrich near Wiesbaden. He was extremely successful making all sorts of instruments, including bassoons, contrabassoons, clarinets, clarinas, flutes, oboes, basset…
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…
