Visit the EUCHMI Sound Laboratory

Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

THE SOUND LABORATORY

The Sound Laboratory is an exciting new attraction, unique in Britain.

In the setting of the world's oldest musical instrument museum you can explore the workings of musical instruments using the latest interactive computer technology. You can literally "blow your own trumpet" ... at the flick of a switch !

Visit this museum - and discover how music is made - and see a fascinating collection of musical instruments going back over 400 years. There is no charge for admission.

See how to get to the collection and maps.

The Collection - and the Sound Laboratory - are open every Wednesday ( 15:00 - 17:00 ) and every Saturday ( 10:00 - 13:00 ). Groups and other special visits can be made by appointment.

E-mail enquiries about group visits to:

euchmi@ed.ac.uk

Postal address :: Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, EDINBURGH EH8 9AG, U.K.

Features of The Sound Laboratory

See how a trumpet works and play notes on a real trumpet using artifical lips
See how a clarinet works and play notes on a real clarinet using an artifical mouth
Play a real violin (with guidance)
Try various string instruments and see why they usually have a bridge, a soundboard and a sound-box
Use interactive computers to explore the sounds of instruments

Acknowledgements

Free entry to The Sound Laboratory has been made possible by generous grants from the European Commission and the University of Edinburgh Development Trust.

The Sound Laboratory has been developed in partnership with

Musée des Instruments de Musique / Muziekinstrumentenmuseum, Brussels
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris
Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig

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This page updated 29.2.00