Cornetto, Dulcian, Shawm & Trumpet Player

Historical Wind Instrument Maker

Bassanelli:


In his Syntagma Musicum Praetorius shows three sizes of bassanello and describes the sound as like a subdued curtal or shawm. Other inventories in Graz, Kassel and Verona list sizes from soprano to bass. As far as we know there are no surviving examples.


My reconstructions are based on the images in the Syntagma Musicum. They have a 2 octave range.


I offer the following sizes but will be adding smaller and larger instruments to make a complete range.



Alto in F - £1300

Tenor in C - £1600

Bass in F - £1900


Made from sycamore


The sizes I will be adding will include a quart bass in C, quint bass in Bb and a soprano in C.


Bass in F & Tenor in C

Bassanello