#historic instruments

"Musician and storyteller David Holt onstage with Josh Goforth in 2016, sharing the story behind the mouthbow and his original song, "The Drovers".

This clip is an excerpt from a live episode of David Holt's State of Music, which ran for six seasons on PBS."

“St. Marks Pipe Organ, Part 2.”

Architectonic Photographs by Charles Brooks Illuminate the Atmospheric Interiors of Historic Instruments

Architecture in Music series

All images © Charles Brooks

“Charles Threress Double Bass c. 1860.”

“1995 Low C Prestige Bass Clarinet”

Left: “Lockey Hill Cello c. 1780.” Right: “The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 8,” Steinway Spirio R piano

“Taylor GS Mini Guitar”

Last night I went to hear a carol concert from the Boston Camerata; these gorgeous music nerds do a wonderful concert series every year, always using antique instruments and paying tribute to historic styles. They really don’t do that much on social media and don’t have a video channel. But fans or performers put up some videos.

Here, have an exquisite carol of their’s from a past year.