Piva Instruments

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Instruments

The instruments Piva use in their performances are all reproductions of surviving originals or reconstructions based on drawings and pictorial evidence or surviving, modern folk instruments. They are all individually made by specialist makers, including members of Piva. The group must be unique in that 5 of its members are professional instrument makers.

		Soft Woodwinds
		Renaissance Recorders Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Basset and Bass from 2001 - 2005 by Tom Prescott; 1996 by Mollenhauer and Great Bass by Jon Swayne Renaissance Flute - 1987 by Eric Moulder - based on an instrument in the museum in Brussels

		Loud Woodwinds and Brass
		Crumhorns - 1992 - 1999 by Eric Moulder - Based on instruments by Jorg Wier from circa. 1530. Curtals Alto, Tenor and Bass - 1994 - 2002 by Eric Moulder - based on instruments in the museums of Linz and Brussels Shawm Soprano and Alto 1996 and 2007 by Eric Moulder - based on instruments in the museum in Brussels Rauschpfeife Sopranos, Alto & Tenor - 1996-2010 by Eric Moulder - based on instruments in the museums of Berlin and Prague Tenor Sackbut - 1990 Giardinelli Straight Cornett - 1996 Monk Workshops , Curved Cornett- 2000 McCann

		Strings
		Cittern - 2005 by Tony Millyard Hurdy Gurdies in D/G and C/G - Helmut Gotschy, 2003 and Chris & Sabina Allen 2010 Renaissance Guitar - 2006 by Karl Kirchmeyr after the illustration by Guillaume Morlaye, Paris 1552 Violin – 17th century English, unknown maker Viol by Wolfgang Uebel. Bow by Brian Tunnicliffe

		Bagpipes
		Cornish Pipes - 1999 by Julian Goodacre - Based on a pew end carving in Altarnan church in Cornwall Border Pipes in C, G and D - 2006-2010 by Jon Swayne Border Pipes in G - 2004 by Sean Jones Pipes in D and G - 2005 by Jim Parr Gaita in C - 2004 by Anton Varela	`

Percussion
Rope Tensioned Drums by Leo Stevenson
Riq by Norbert Eckermann

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Instruments