Musicologist, Composer
Early Wind
Archive Project
Körber schreyerpfeifen.
Introduction
In the course of collecting and studying modern reproductions of historical instruments over the years, I've accumulated a great deal of information. While I am synthesizing some of it within my ongoing doctoral dissertation, for some time now I've realized that portions of my personal archive would of great use to others if they were widely available.
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This page is a preliminary step towards sharing some of what I've amassed, beginning with fingering charts for an assortment of early wind instruments, sourced from my own collection, websites, social media, and public online sales listings. Note: Since Moeck Musikinstrumente recently updated their webpage and removed the legacy fingering charts for their shuttered historical woodwind division, I feel no compunction in offering their formerly available files below.
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It will take some time for me to upload all the material I have available in an orderly manner (and I do need to work on my dissertation, besides). There are more fingering charts I need to scan or otherwise process. Given recent inquiries on social media, I put this page together rather hastily as a subsection of my own website to provide access to Moeck fingering charts, so filenames have not been standardized. If there is enough interest, I may create an independent webpage at a later date.
Eventually I hope to also offer a visual index of makers' marks, as well as an assortment of reed dimensions for common models, and perhaps some other odds and ends.
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Contributions are welcome.
Please write to me with anything you would like to share at earlywind.ephemera–AT–gmail.com.
Fingering Charts
Moeck Historical Woodwind Instruments
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Crumhorns
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​R01 Soprano in C​
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R02 Alto in F
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R02A Alto in G
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R03 Tenor in C
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R04 Bass in F
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R05 Great-bass in C
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Older Moeck-Steinkopf models with double holes.
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Cornamusen
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R10 Soprano in C​
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R11 Alto in F
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R12 Tenor in C
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R13 Bass in F
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"Rauschpfeifen" (properly Schreyerpfeifen)
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R15 Sopranino in F
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R16 Soprano in C​
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Kortholts
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Racketts
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Dulcians
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"Deutsche-Schalmei"
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R66 ​Soprano in C
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R67 Alto in F
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- Shawms
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Cornetti & Serpents
- Renaissance Flutes
- R83 Tenor in D​
- R84 Bass in G
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- Baroque Traversos
- Baroque Oboes
- B17 Denner (A=415 Hz.)​
- B18 Grassi (A=440 Hz.)
- Baroque Rackett
- B38 Bass in F/Bb​
- Chalumeaux
- B40 Sopranino in F​
- B41 Soprano in C
- B42 Alto in F
- B43 Tenor in C
- Clarinet (Pedagogical)
- B45 & B46 Soprano in C​​​
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Richard Wood / Early Music Shop / Renaissance Workshop Company​
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Serpents (designed by David Harding)
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Graham Lyndon-Jones & Barbara Stanley (Historical Instruments of Musick)
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John Hanchet
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Levin Historical Instruments
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Kelischek Workshop for Historical Instrument (Susato)
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Paul Beekhuizen
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Assorted Gemshorns
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Aulos
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Reedmaking Tutors & Other Literature
An Incomplete Bibliography
This is a non-exhaustive list of manuals, tutors, leaflets, and other literature related to the making of reeds for early wind instruments.
In time, I may be able to upload PDFs for a limited number of these items.
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[Early Music Shop]. Cane Reeds (for Crumhorns & Sordunes): Information on Care and Adjustment. Wood Renaissance Instruments, n.d.
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[Early Music Shop]. Plastic Reeds: Information on Care and Adjustment. Wood Renaissance Instruments, n.d.
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Kelischek, George. Adjusting Reeds. Brasstown, NC: Kelischek Workshop, n.d.
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Kernbach, Volker. Historische Holzblasinstrumente: Pflege, Doppelrohre, Abstimmungsarbeiten. Celle: V. Kernbach, 1983.
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Hanchet, John F. Adjustment and Control of Shawm Reeds. Norwich: Hanchet, n.d.
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Leguy, Jacques. Précis de facture d’anches renaissance / Handbook of Renaissance Reed-making. Translated by John Norris. A. Zurfluh, 1979.
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Loraine, Keith E. A Compendium for the Design, Adjustment, and Making of Cane Double Reeds for Pre-1800 Musical Instruments. Petaluma, CA: Loraine, 1980.
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Loraine, Keith, and G. V. Ricksecker. A Handbook on Making Double Reeds for Early Winds. Berkeley, CA: Musica Sacra et Profana, 1982.
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––––––––––. Making Double Reeds for Early Wind Instruments. 2nd ed. Petaluma, CA: Music of Sundrie Natures Publisher, 1999.
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[Moeck Verlag]. How to Finish Reeds for Double Reed Instruments. Moeck Verlag, n.d. [c. 1980-1982]
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Papineau, Gilles. Comment Tailler Vos Anches / Reed Do It Yourself. Paris: Droict Chemin de Musique, 1979.
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Smith, David Hogan. Complete Instructions on Making Renaissance Double Reeds. KTS Editions 901. San Francisco, CA: King’s Trumpetts and Shalmes, 1988.
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––––––––––. Making Renaissance Double Reeds: An Instruction Manual. D.M.A. term project, Stanford, CA: Stanford University, 1979.
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––––––––––. Reed Design for Early Woodwinds. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1992.
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Stanley, Barbara. A Simple Method of Reed Making for Capped Reed Instruments. Clifton, Bedfordshire: Stanley, n.d. [1970s]
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––––––––––. A Simple Method of Reed Making for Curtal (Dulcian), Shawm, Bassoon. Clifton, Bedfordshire: Stanley, n.d. [1970s]
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Weber, Rainer. Historischer Rohrblattbau. Edited by Fritz Heller. Stuttgart: Cornetto Verlag, 2012.
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Weijers, Rembert. Rieten ontwerpen en maken: van de vroegste tot aan de hedendaagse rietinstrumenten. Nijmegen: Muziekuitgeverij van Teeseling, 1978.