Alto Gemshorn in F (a415) by Cip Type_Fixed Contemporaneous reports by Vasari and

Contemporaneous reports by Vasari and others describe da Vinci giving the Duke of Milan a silver lira shaped like a horse’s skull

dismountable Music desk In oak Dimensions Length 216cm ~ Width 84cm ~ Depth of case 27cm Weight about 60kg Instructions Manual in English or French

The 709W 'Haka' alto plastic recorder in an imitation rosewood finish

English Music

3 viols and organ continuo

Alto Gemshorn in F (a415) by Cip Type_Fixed Contemporaneous reports by Vasari andCzech maker Pavel Cip produces an extremely well made series of gemshorns which are processed and polished very carefully. The block is made of water resistant cedar. The alto has a chromatic scale with a range of a 9th and a bottom note of F. The gemshorn was in use in the 15th century (there exists an organ stop of that name) and was primarily a pastoral instrument, not widely known after the mid to late 1500s until the resurgent interest in early