The Comfort models also come with a support strap

History of Gut Strings

Despite much painstaking effort

YRA-803: Ebony is another dense wood which is characterized by an elegant transparent sound and a nimble response

It is made of stained boxwood and decorated with lovely engraved openwork silver rings

Historical German Shawm: Alto (440 Hz) by Guntram Wolf 1679 The Comfort models also comeHistory of German Shawms Historical versions of the oboe were are vast and varied. The Renaissance ensemble got a clear double reed contour through the use of a set of shawms. Shawms were used both as solo voices and as background color. They were particularly used in combination with trombones (sackbutts). Like dulcians, they are indispensable for the music and sound of this period. A German shawm and dulcian combined make an ideal Renaissance