by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
VIOLIN “DUIFOPRUGGAR” Attributed to Honoré DERAZEY, 1794-1883. The back, in two parts of curly maple, is surrounded by a double fillet and carved in low relief with floral motifs arranged at the top and at the four corners. The lower part is decorated with a large...
by mreichstadt | Aug 16, 2023 | Cordes-en
BELL VIOLIN COUESNON, 94 rue d’Angoulême, PARIS. 1900. Invented in London by Johannes Matthias August STROH (Frankfort am Main, 1828 – London 1914) and patented in 1899, the “Strohviol” was played to facilitate sound recordings during recordings on wax...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
CLARINET. by THIBOUVILLE FRÈRES Iron mark: “(lyre) THIBOUVILLE / Brothers / IVRY – EURE” – “patented sgdg / Army supplier”. Key of Bb. Four parts of ebony. “Pre-Boëhm” system with nickel silver keys. Original...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
FLAGEOLET by Denis NOBLET. vs. 1840 Four rosewood joints. Three nickel silver keys. Mother-of-pearl beak. Slight crack in the “tank”. (so-called “sponge” box) Vibrating length: 21cm. Read...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
RECORDER & PICCOLO FLUTE English making, XIX. century. Model with interchangeable heads, piccolo flute or flageolet. Rosewood body bearing the stamp: “Improved / Patent / Flute / Flageolet / London / D.” Four nickel silver “salt spoon”...
by mreichstadt | Aug 14, 2023 | Bois-en
BASS RECORDER Kurt NOVINSKY in Frankfurt am Main. Stamped: “K. Novinsky / Frankfurt – M.” Three parts of maple banded with nickel. A circular plate key mounted on a pivot. Length: 74.5cm Kurt Novinsky is one of those German makers who, from the first...
