#musical instruments
Guitar, ca. late 1600s
attr. Giacomo Ertel (German-born, cr. Italy)
-Materials: Body/Top: Fruitwood/Spruce • Inlays: Ebony, Ivory, Mother-of-pearl • Rosette: Parchment
-Length: 90.7 cm
-Strings:10 - 5 double courses [gut]
-Other Notes: The rosette is a modern replacement. At one point it was converted to 6 single courses, but since reverted to the original 5 double courses.
Source:NY-MetMA
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Cornet-trompe, ca. 1862
attr. Alphonse Sax (Belgium)
-Materials: Brass
-Length: 33.9 cm
-Other Notes: “This unusually wound hunting horn was designed to be more easily handled than the traditional large and unwieldy hooped horn used in the field to signal to members of the hunting party. Its ergonomic form enables it to be tucked snugly under the arm against the player’s body for safe and convenient carrying.”
Source:Boston-MFA
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Harp, ca. 1734
John Kelly (Ireland)
-Materials: Body: Willow • Parts: Brass
-Height: 167.8 cm
-Strings: 37
Source:Boston-MFA
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acrosscenturiesandgenerations:
▪Spinet.
Date: 1540
Geography: Venice, Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: Wood, parchment, ivory, paint.
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The organs notes still waft through the empty hall of god
