Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

HISTORIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY COLLECTION

Edited by Arnold Myers

Volume 1 :: The Printed Illustrations

These illustrations are now supplemented by the Tome devoted to the Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection.

The volume also contains a concise History of the Collection, and an account of the Methods of Cataloguing.

Descriptions of the instruments are provided in Volume 2 of this Catalogue and in the Tome devoted to the Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection

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CONTENTS

• Preface

• Concise History of the Collection 1860-1990

  Histories of Component Collections
  Acquisitions and Activities since 1980

• Methods of Cataloguing

  Cataloguing Principles
  Measurements
  The Rubrics
  Abbreviations and Field Names

• The Illustrations

  Part A - Instruments of Regional Cultures Worldwide
  (408) Sheng (mouth-organ) (China)
  (375) Shakuhachi (end-blown flute) (Japan)
  (368) Di (side-blown flute) (China)
  (381) Hichiriki (oboe) (Japan)
  (393) Sáhnai (shawm) (India)
  (398) Shawm (Egypt ?)
  (447) Zheng (zither) (S. China)
  (435/1) Banhu or yehu (spike fiddle) (China)
  (435/2) Bow for spike fiddle(China)
  (443) Yueqin (`moon lute' or box lute) (China)
  (421) Tangu (drum) (China)
  Part B - Plucked and Hammered String Instruments
  (1093) Dulcimer (anonymous, Possibly Italy)
  (179) Épinette des Vosges (Lambert)
  (177) Zither; Salzburg form (Engleder)
  (2699) Square piano; 5+half octaves (Wood, Small & Co.)
  (497) Euphonicon; 6+half octaves (Steward)
  (1599) Emanuel Moór pianoforte (Aeolian Weber)
  (855) Harfe ditale; 25 strings, 7 ditals (Pfeiffer)
  (1581) Dital harp; 19 strings; 13 ditals (Light)
  (861) Portable harp; 30 strings, 7 ditals (Egan)
  (860) Harp; 43 strings, single action (Erat)
  (176) Harp; 43 strings, double action (Erard)
  (1596) Arch-lute, 12 courses, painted
  (1051) Arch-lute, 12 courses (Rotundus) :: back
  (300) Arch-lute, 14 courses (Harz)
  (1058) Mandolin, 5 courses (Schorn)
  (301) Mandore or Milanese mandolin (Albertini)
  (303) Mandurina, 6 courses (Vinaccia ?)
  (1584) Cittern, 5 courses
  (1592) English guitar
  (309) English guitar (Gibson)
  (307) Arch cittern, 13 courses (Buckinger)
  (281) Guitar, 5 courses (Pfanzelt ?)
  (279) Guitar, 5 courses (Sellas)
  (284) Guitar, 6 strings
  (1597) Guitar, 5 courses (Railich)
  (1594) Guitar, 5 courses
  (2471) Guitar, 5 courses (Santo Serafin ?)
  (280) Guitar, 6 strings (Voboam ?)
  (282) Guitar, 6 courses (Pages)
  (2524) Guitar (Lacôte)
  (285) Guitar (Dubois)
  (768) Guitar (Martin ?)
  (291) Guitar (Martin)
  (767) Bass guitar, 10 strings (Lacôste)
  Part C - Bowed String Instruments
  (331) Pochette (du Mesnil)
  (347) Violin (attributed to Tononi)
  (1772) Baroque violin
  (326) Violin (Hornstainer or Stainer ?)
  (325) Violin, formerly played by the Ettrick Shepherd
  (329) Mute violin, without sides
  (334) Viola (Duke)
  (772) Viola (labelled Ceruti)
  (1604) Cello (Dewar)
  (1104) Double bass (Widhalm) 4-string
  (949) Tenor viol or Lyra viol (Hintz)
  (2878) Viola ga gamba (Kaiser)
  (333) Viola d'amore or treble viol
  (1011) Viola d'amore
  (1646) One-string fiddle (Stroviols)
  (292) Hurdy gurdy
  (466) Mute :: violoncello
  (467) Mute :: double bass
  (471) Mute :: double bass
  (1073) Bow :: violin (Tubbs)
  (341) Bow :: violin (Meauchand)
  (2879) Bow :: bass viol
  Part D - Flutes and Whistles
  (238) French flageolet
  (239) French Flageolet (Lambert)
  (253) Chromatic Albion flute (Bainbridge & Wood)
  (251) Double flageolet (Turner)
  (1037) Descant recorder (Haka)
  (257) Treble recorder (Van Heerde)
  (2491) Voice flute (Joseph Bradbury)
  (1547) Eb Piccolo in Db, 7 keys (Kulow)
  (1548) Piccolo in C, 7 keys (Kulow)
  (6) C Piccolo in Bb, 0 keys (Hudson)
  (1601) F Flute in Eb, 5 keys to D (Goulding D'Almaine Potter)
  (12) Flute, 1 key (Bizey)
  (11) Flute, 1 key (Bizey)
  (13) Flute, 1 key (Stanesby Jr.)
  (14) Flute, 1 key (Schuchart)
  (15) Flute, 1 key (Villars)
  (2648) Flute, 1 key (Collier)
  (1016) Flute, 1 key (Cahusac)
  (941) Flute, 4 keys (D'Almaine)
  (24) Flute, 5 keys to C# (Monzani)
  (26) Flute, 6 keys to C (Hale)
  (54) Flute, 6 keys to C (Laurent)
  (25) Flute, 6 keys to D
  (55) Flute, glass, 8 keys
  (36) Flute, 8 keys (Hill)
  (39) Flute, 8 keys (Rudall & Rose)
  (40) Flute, 8 keys (Hudson)
  (42) Flute, 8 keys (Improved)
  (58) Flute, 12 keys plus duplicate Bb to A (Hannecke)
  (57) Flute, 14 keys plus duplicate Bb to G (Koch)
  (44) Flute, Card's System (Card)
  (46) Flute, Ward's System to B (Ward)
  (47) Flute, 12 keys (Martin)
  (1546) Flute, reform, to B (Kulow)
  (1079) Flute, Boehm 1832 (Rudall & Rose)
  (2449) Flute, Siccama 'Diatonic' (Chappell)
  (1080) Flute, 8 keys, covered (Rudall Carte
  (510) Flute, Pratten System (Boosey)
  (51) Flute, Boehm 1847 (Rudall Carte)
  (2297) Flute, Boehm 1847 (Lark)
  (52) Flute, Carte's 1851 (Rudall Rose, Carte)
  (2839) Flute, Carte 1867 system, to B (Rudall Carte)
  (2556) Flute, Radcliff system (Rudall Carte)
  (50) Flute, Rockstro system (Rudall Carte / Louis Lot)
  (2300) Flute, 0 keys, Giorgi system (Wallis)
  (756) C Flute in Bb, 0 keys (Hudson)
  (59) Flûte d'amour in A, Boehm 1832 (Buffet)
  (60) G Tenor flute in F, 1 key (Gedney)
  Part E - Double Reed Woodwind
  (1026) Shawm (probably Brittany)
  (269) Reïta (Buffet Crampon)
  (267) Musette, 4 keys
  (3016) Pastoral oboe in G (Triébert)
  (3017) Pastoral oboe in F (Triébert)
  (62) Oboe (Stanesby Senior) 3 keys
  (1032) Oboe, 3 keys
  (1033) Oboe, 2 keys
  (942) Oboe (Collier) 2 keys
  (1031) Oboe (Bland & Weller) 2 keys
  (1027) Oboe (Koch) Sellner System
  (66) Oboe (Backofen)
  (1028) Oboe (Morton) elaborated Sellner system
  (68) Oboe (Brod) 12 keys
  (71) Oboe (Barret/Triébert) simple system
  (70) Oboe (Scott) simple system
  (73) Oboe, Boehm system
  (1713) Vox humana (Collier) 2 keys
  (961) Vox humana (Parker) 2 keys
  (923) Cor Anglais (Uhlmann) simple system
  (1680) Cor Anglais (Morton) thumbplate and conservatoire
  (167) Caledonica (Meikle) 9 keys
  (168) Alto fagotto (G. Wood ?) 7 keys
  (148) Bassoon (T. Cahusac ?) 6 keys
  (149) Bassoon (Astor) 8 keys
  (153) Bassoon (Savary) 9 keys
  (150) Bassoon (Küss) 11 keys
  (2281) Bassoon (Buffet) 21 keys
  (2805) Contra-bassoon (Cermak) 5 keys
  (166) Contra-bassoon (Buffet) 22 keys
  (2113) Single-reed mouthpiece for bassoon
  Part F - Single Reed Woodwind
  (75) Piccolo clarinet in Ab (Quilter) simple system
  (77) Piccolo clarinet in Ab (Buffet) Boehm system
  (1681) Clarinet in F (Key) 6-key English
  (1722) Clarinet in Eb (Wood) 10 keys
  (2315) Clarinet in Eb (Martin) Saxophone fingering
  (2001) Clarinet in C (W. Milhouse) 5 keys
  (79) Clarinet in D (Wood & Ivy) 14 keys
  (143) Clarinet in C (Key) 12-key English with alternative F#
  (81) Clarinet in C (Koch) 13 keys with duplicate lever
  (1030) Clarinet in C (Godfroy aîné) 14 keys
  (1703) Clarinet in C (Rivière & Hawkes) simple system with patent C#
  (2622) Clarinet in C (Maino & Orsi) Schaffner system
  (1154/100) Clarinet in Bb (Collier) 5 keys
  (100/1154) Clarinet in Bb (Collier) 5 keys
  (2557) Clarinet in Bb (Muraeus) 6-key English
  (1155) Clarinet in Bb (Lawson) 6-key English
  (933) Clarinet in Bb (Goulding) 6-key English
  (938) Clarinet in Bb (Wood) 6-key English + Wood's patent for L4
  (108) Clarinet in Bb (Backofen) 12-key Continental
  (144) Clarinet in Bb (Key) 13 keys
  (929) Clarinet in Bb (Godfroy jn) 13-key Müller type
  (113) Clarinet in Bb (Piattet) 15-key Müller type
  (112) Clarinet in Bb (Heckel) German; enhanced Sax type
  (2314) Clarinet in Bb (Meinel) Oehler system
  (110) Clarinet in Bb (Ward) simple system with unusual keywork layout
  (118) Clarinet in Bb (Fieldhouse) simple system with Boehm improvements
  (114) Clarinet in Bb (Fieldhouse) enhanced simple system
  (122) Clarinet in Bb (HN 875/08) Pupeschi 1907 system
  (139) Clarinet in Bb (Mahillon) Pupeschi System
  (2800) Clarinet in Bb (Hawkes) Boehm system
  (140) Clarinet in Bb (Bercioux) Boehm No. 8 system to Eb
  (129) Clarinet in Bb (Buffet) Boehm No. 7 system to Eb
  (130) Clarinet in Bb (Bié) Romero system
  (2112) Clarinet in Bb (Martin) Saxophone fingering
  (115) Clarinet in Bb/A (Simiot) 20 keys
  (2599) Combination clarinet in Bb/A (Albert) simple system with patent C#
  (131) Clarinet in A (Miller) 6-key English
  (145) Clarinet in A (Key) 13 keys
  (135) Clarinet in A (Fieldhouse) simple system with Boehm improvements
  (133) Clarinet in A (Fieldhouse) enhanced simple system
  (2801) Clarinet in A (Hawkes) Boehm system
  (1708) Clarinet d'amore in F (Cramer) 12 keys
  (969) Basset horn (Strobach 6 keys + 2 basset keys
  (90) Basset horn (Miraz) 12 keys + 2 basset keys
  (92) Basset horn (Key) Müller type with added spectacle
  (970) Basset horn, 15 keys
  (91) Basset horn (Geisler) simple system
  (94) Basset horn (Heckel) Oehler system
  (95) Basset horn (Heckel) Oehler system
  (93) Basset horn (Boosey) Boehm system
  (96) Bass clarinet (Douglas) simple system with Boehm F#
  (1609) Tenor Saxophone in Bb (Sax)
  (1544) Oktavin in Bb (Adler)
  Part G - Bagpipes
  (1054) Set of pipes (Robertson)
  (1055) Set of pipes (McGregor)
  (1718) Set of uillean pipes (Corcoran)
  (1835) Set of Highland pipes (J. & R. Glen)
  (1350) Set of drones in a common stock
  (1396) Chanter; 4 keys with tuning reed
  (1484) Chanter (anon)
  (1361) Chanter with stock (anon)
  (1317) Chanter; Lowland pipes (MacDonald)
  (1359) Regulator (anon)
  (1338) Binou koz (Le Voyer)
  (1705) Cornemuse (Auvergne)
  (1709) Gaita (North-west Spain)
  Part H - Brasswind
  (2161) Trompe Dauphine in D (Le Brun)
  (2493) Natural horn in D (Winkings)
  (2887) Orchestral hand horn (anon)
  (531) Orchestral hand horn (Kretzschmann)
  (203) Orchestral hand horn (W. Sandbach)
  (204) Orchestral horn, 2 valves (Kersten)
  (1714) Valved horn, 2 valves (Ellard)
  (207) Cor sauterelle [Orchestral horn] 2 valves (Raoux/Labbaye)
  (2516) Wagner tuba in F (Alexander)
  (862) Cornett
  (1156) Serpent, 3 keys (Haye)
  (1725) Serpent, 7 keys
  (193) Bass horn
  (907) Keyed bugle in C, 7 keys (Halari)
  (195) Keyed bugle in C, 11 keys (Macdonald)
  (1160) Ophicleide in C, 10 keys (George Smith)
  (2157) Ophicleide in Bb, 9 keys
  (1451) Echo cornet in C etc (F. Besson)
  (1136) Cornopean in Bb etc (Charles Pace)
  (220) Cornet in Bb etc (Rudall, Rose, Carte) Samson valves
  (2502) Orchestral cornet in Bb (Hall & Quinby)
  (216) Cornet in Bb etc (C. Boosé)
  (909) Cornet in Bb (Boosey & Co) compensating
  (601) Cornet in Bb/A (Boosey & Co) double
  (889) Vocal horn in C (Rudall Carte)
  (219) Contralto saxhorn in Bb (Gautrot)
  (887) Tenor saxhorn in F (probably Adolphe Sax)
  (556) Tenor horn in F/Eb (Rudall Carte)
  (875) Gemelli in F/Eb (Pelitti)
  (1585) Tenorhorn in C/Bb (Jarkowsky)
  (1704) Sonorophone in C (Metzler)
  (2108) Euphonium in Bb (Besson & Co) 4-valve enharmonic
  (2732) Euphonium in Bb (Hawkes) Dictor model
  (2866) Tuba in F (Wolff)
  (2107) Contrabass saxhorn in Eb (Courtois)
  (224) Cavalry trumpet in C (Glen)
  (996) Natural trumpet in F (Haas)
  (2885) Natural trumpet in F (Cramer)
  (2975) Slide trumpet in F (Köhler) clock springs
  (227) Valve trumpet in F (Köhler)
  (869) Valve trumpet in F (Köhler)
  (2321) Valve trumpet in F (Mahillon)
  (213) Soprano trombone in C
  (521) Alto trombone in Eb (Hawkes) 12395
  (2695) Trombone in Bb (A. Schnitzer)
  (214) Buccin trombone. (Guichard ?)
  (2496) Trombone in Bb (Boosey & Hawkes)
  (2931) Valve trombone in Bb (Persy) 6 independent pistons
  (901) Bass trombone in G
  (1719) Bass valve trombone in G (Kohler)
  (581) Bass trombone in G + D (Courtois)
  (1877) Mouthpiece :: cornett. (anon) ivory
  (863) Mouthpiece :: cornett (anon) ivory or bone
  (1878) Mouthpiece :: cornett (anon) wood
  (635) Mouthpiece :: horn (Kersten ?) narrow fitting
  (846) Mouthpiece :: horn; wide fitting
  (1885) Mouthpiece :: cornet (Couesnon) Guilbaut rayee
  (651) Mouthpiece :: cornet (Lafleur) triangulaire
  (1861) Mouthpiece :: cornet (anon) silverplated rim
  (845) Mouthpiece :: cornopean (anon) silverplated rim
  (639) Mouthpiece :: soprano trombone (anon) trumpet type
  (633) Mouthpiece :: keyed bugle (anon) brass
  (908) Mouthpiece :: keyed bugle (possibly Halari)
  (997) Mouthpiece :: trumpet (anon)
  (650) Mouthpiece :: trumpet (anon)
  (648) Mouthpiece :: trumpet (anon)
  (2322) Mouthpiece :: trumpet (anon)
  (1895) Mouthpiece :: tenor trombone (anon) ivory
  (1896) Mouthpiece :: tenor trombone (anon) ivory
  (2497) Mouthpiece :: tenor trombone (Boosey & Hawkes)
  (2803) Mouthpiece :: tenor trombone (Conn)
  (677) Mouthpiece :: bass trombone (Courtois)
  (1296) Mouthpiece :: ophicleide (anon) ivory
  (2158) Mouthpiece :: ophicleide (J. Higham)
  (1898) Mouthpiece :: serpent or bass horn (anon) ivory
  (1897) Mouthpiece :: serpent or bass horn (anon) ivory
  (627) Mouthpiece :: serpent or bass horn (anon) ivory and metal
  (624) Mouthpiece :: serpent or bass horn (anon) brass
  (1159) Mouthpiece :: bombardon or tuba (Courtois)
  Part I - Free Reed Instruments and Musical Glasses
  (2369) Concertina; English system (Metzler)
  (1105) Accordéon (probably France)
  (501) Musical glasses; 28 glasses (possibly Edinburgh)
  Part J - Percussion
  (558) Lyra glockenspiel (Hawkes)
  (504) Jeu de timbres (Chappell)
  (2889) Tam-tam, formerly used by James Blades
  (2427) Flexatone
  (187) Piccolo timpano
  (2378) 21 1/2-inch kettledrum (Potter)
  (2382) 28-inch pedal timp (Premier
  (2876) Bass drum (probably Britain)
  (181) Side drum
  (1659) Side drum (Boosey)
  (185) Side drum (Glen)
  (423) Tambourine, with bells on
  (188) Beaters :: side drum; pair
  (189) Beaters :: side drum; pair
  Part K - Ancillary Items
  (477) Tuning fork with tuned resonator (Secretan)
  (585) Stern's tone variator (Kohl)
  (2806) Shop sign of Messrs J. & J. Glen (Edinburgh)

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