QANBUS

QANBUS

  QANBUS Monoxyl lute made in Yemen by Fu’ad al-gu’turi, luthier in Sanaa, who disappeared in 2016 during clashes in the capital. The origins of the instrument appear to come from Central Asia before the start of the Christian era. “This lute would...
CONTRA BASSOPHON

CONTRA BASSOPHON

  CONTRA BASSOPHON C. Geipel in Breslau. Stamped on a plaque attached to the bell: “Contra Bafsophon / verfertigt von C. Geipel iun Breslau”. (Double bassophone made by C. Geipel in Breslau) The need to strengthen the expression of the lower parts in the...