mAdmin – Sigal Music Museum

Possibly the most startlingly beautiful piano design ever conceived, irrespective of its limited sonic properties, pianos of this type remain highly desirable as exhibition pieces. [...]

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Posted June 18, 2020

Vielle à Roue or Hurdy Gurdy, Claude Bas, Chaveyriat, 1860

Vielle d roue (hurdy-gurdy), Claude Bas, Chaveyriat, ca. 1860. Lute-shaped body; two wooden pegs (four missing); alternating ivory and black wood purﬂing; two small C-holes on lower belly. [...]

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Posted June 18, 2020

Soprano Recorder, Johann Benedict Gahn, Nuremberg, ca. 1710

Soprano Recorder Johann Benedict Gahn (1674-1711) ca. 1710 Ivory Nuremberg, Germany 1999.16 Intricately carved, this ivory recorder embodies the exquisite craftsmanship of Nuremberg maker [...]