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Yale Collection Of Musical Instruments – by Mike Franzman

February 20, 2017 by Mike

An exclusive “I  New Haven”photo tour of the

Yale Collection Of Musical Instruments

Priceless Violins From The Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries On Display
Yale’s Instrument Collection is on two floors of this historic Hillhouse Avenue building

Harpsichords the envy of royalty, are on display
Close up of a beautiful John Challis double-keyboard harpsichord

Extremely ornate guitar (technically, a chordophone), crafted by Joachim Tielke from Hamburg, in 1702
The South Indian Mayuri incorporates a peacock feather into the proceedings
Harpsichord by Andreas Ruckers (the elder), dating from 1640
A lyre by Jean Charles, from 1785 – note the “floating” fretboard, not attached at the bottom

Clavichord by Chickering & Sons of Boston, from MCMVI …  I mean, 1906

A Pascal Taskin Epinette from 1778

Johanne Schnetzler Chamber Organ from 1742
A Pascal Taskin Harpsichord from 1770
Virginal by Adam Leversidge of London, made in 1666 
Johann Adolf Hass Harpsichord from 1760  –  more info on their webpage

The Yale Collection Of Musical Instruments is open Tuesdays through Sundays 

Yale University’s Collection of Musical Instruments

is located at 15 Hillhouse Avenue, in New Haven, CT

(203)432-0822

All Photographs © Mike Franzman

but sharing is enthusiastically encouraged

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: [mf] Mike Franzman, Antique Instruments, Clavichords, Handmade Violins, Harpsichords, Hillhouse Avenue, Yale Collection Of Musical Instruments, Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments

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