Other instruments

  • Ratchet Narodni Muzej Labin

    Zbirka: Labin Town Museum
    Ratchet

    Anonymous
    oko 1960.

    Wood, Hand made

    L (length)=217 mm; W (width)=53 mm; handle=118 mm

    The wooden ratchet is made by a gear shaft fixed in a rectangular box. Two wooden blade slides on the toothed part. The instrument was used on Good Friday in churches. There are capital letters "HS" carved manually.

  • Bandoneon ZMP-1839

    Zbirka: The Museum of the Poreč Territory
    Bandoneon

    Herman Kunze; Musikinstruments
    poč./inizio/beg. 20. st./sec/c. , Leipzig, Germany

    Wood, Skin, Bone, Leather, Metal, Cardboard, Canvas, Hand made

    L (length)=340 mm; H (hight)=217 mm; W (width)=217 mm

    The corpus of bandoneon is made of wood. It has 30 buttons on the right and 22 on the left side. The buttons are made of bones. A metallic vent-hole is placed on the right side. Bellows are made of cardboard, covered by bluish textile. There are two metallic labels on the instrument: first one belongs to the producer of the instrument and the other is probably from the seller. Side parts are decorated with carved lyres on the wooden case. There is also a metallic ornamental plate decorating the instrument.

  • Tamburica cindra ZMP-947

    Zbirka: The Museum of the Poreč Territory
    Tamburica cindra

    Anonymous
    1870.

    Wood, Hand made

    L (length) = 680 mm; W (width) =136 mm

    Tamburica with two strings. It has eleven frets. The soundboard, the top plate covering the resonance box, is glued and fastened on the same box with 22 nails. There is a central sound hole in the middle of it. The instrument has two wooden machineheads. On the back side of the box it is written "Brest pod Učkom iz g. 1870". Probably, the writing indicates the place and time of the production of the instrument. The text has been probably written after the instrument was collected for museum's collection.

  • Lijerica (lyra) ZMP-948

    Zbirka: The Museum of the Poreč Territory
    Lijerica (lyra)

    Anonymous
    19.-20. st./sec/cent.

    L (length) = 520 mm; W (width) =155 mm

    The instrument is made with two parts of wood, which is unusual, as the instrument is normally made with just one piece of wood. The suondboard, the top plate covering the resonance box, has two semicircular sound holes. There is a drawing of a Bedouin with a giraffe on it. The bridge, tuning pegs and strings are missing. On the neck there is a small rectangular mirror. The head is wide and it is decorated with curved carvings, with stylized snakes and another small mirror. The central ornament looks like a wind rose. During the making process of the instrument, a small hole was made on the back of the instrument, to check the thickness of the instrument.

  • Clarinet BI-591

    Zbirka: Buzet Heritage Museum
    Clarinet

    Lignatone
    1.pol./1a meta'/1st half 20.st./sec/c , Czechoslovakia

    Wood, Metal, Craftsmanship

    L (length)=407 mm

    B♭ Clarinete made in Czechoslovakia. The mouth piece of the instrument is missing.

  • Clarinet BI-592

    Zbirka: Buzet Heritage Museum
    Clarinet

    Anonymous
    oko/cca 1900

    Wood, Metal, Hand made, Craftsmanship

    L (length)=458 mm

    Old type of clarinet with three keys (18th-19th cent.). It is made of common box or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens). It is known as "the yellow clarinet". The mouth piece of the instrument is missing.

  • Tambourine CMT inv. 902

    Zbirka: Museo Teatrale Carlo Schmidl, Trieste
    Tambourine

    Antonio Leonardelli
    oko/cca 1960. , Galižana

    Wood, Skin, Metal, Nails, Hand made

    Ø (diameter)=350; D (depth)'=105

    Simbolo is a type of tambourine that is used in the town of Galižana. It is made of two hoops, the outer and the inner. On the inside part there is a metallic bar. On the bar, there are two bells, metallic rings (6) and small metallic plates (17). On the tambourine there is also a handle. It is white coloured on the outside and yellow from inside.

  • Small double bass and bow CMT inv.1130

    Zbirka: Museo Teatrale Carlo Schmidl, Trieste
    Small double bass and bow

    Antonio Raunizza
    1886

    Wood, Metal, Hand made

    L (lunghezza)=1350 mm; l (larghezza corpo: inferiore; superiore; in mezzo)=480 mm; 380 mm; 260 mm; L archetto=480 mm

    Instrument in the form of a violoncello. There are two screws on which two strings from gut are attached, and originally, the instrument was created as a three strings. The instrument has no soul post, but this function is taken by the left foot of the bridge which goes through the square opening on the soundboard to the bottom. The bass has the end pin with a nail that serves to fix the instrument to the floor. The wooden bow is handmade.

  • Small double bass and bow E-844

    Zbirka: Buzet Heritage Museum
    Small double bass and bow

    Petohlep Adreja
    , Podrebar (Buzet)

    Hand made

    L (length)=1400 mm; l (body width)=500 mm; L (bow)=780 mm

    Instrument in the form of a violoncello. There are two screws on which two strings from gut are attached. The instrument has no soul post, but this function is taken by the left foot of the bridge which goes through the square opening on the soundboard to the bottom.

  • Trompet E-848

    Zbirka: Buzet Heritage Museum
    Trompet

    Anonymous

    Brass sheet, Factory production

    L (length)=426 mm

    A trumpet from the beginning of 20th century; the mouth piece is missing.

  • Clarinet E-850

    Zbirka: Buzet Heritage Museum
    Clarinet

    Anonymous

    Metal, Craftsmanship

    A transitory type of clarinet (19th cent.). It was made in today's Czech Republic.  The instrument was utilized within the Buzet Association of Music, which donated the instrument to the museum.

    L (length)=467 mm

  • Horn pipes EMI-1924

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Horn pipes

    Antun Kosić
    1973. , Kosići (Žminj)

    Wood, Cane, Animal horn, Hand made

    L (length) = 280 mm; Ø (diameter) = 60 mm

    The pipes are made of an ox horn whose tip is clipped where the pirouette with double-reed is inserted. The horn has two finger-holes.

  • Horn pipes EMI-1925

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Horn pipes

    Antun Kosić
    , Kosići (Žminj)

    Animal horn, Hand made

    L (length) = 200 mm; Ø (diameter) = 60 mm

    The pipes are made of an ox horn. There are two finger-holes. According to old inventory cards, a pirouette which is missing the double reed was inserted on the upper part of the instrument.

  • Diatonic accordion EMI-2258

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Diatonic accordion

    Anonymous
    oko/cca 1920.

    Wood, Leather, Metal, Cardboard, Canvas, Nacre, Craftsmanship

    L (length)=280 mm; H (hight)=280 mm; W (width)=170 mm

    Diatonic accordion with 12 basses in the key of F / B-flat, localy known as " armonika trieština". The corpus is made of wood. It has 25 mother of pearl buttons, while those for basses are metal. The instrument is painted with colourful floral motifs. It was restored in recent times. The stamp of the maker is not readable, and as a place of origin the same seal mentions "Sušak-Fiume". Its newer brown belt is made of leather.

  • Horn pipes EMI-2340

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Horn pipes


    oko/intorno/about 1930.

    Cane, Animal horn, Hand made

    L (length) = 175 mm; Ø (diameter) = 70 mm

    Labial pipes made of bovine horn. On the upper side of the horn a labial handmade mouthpiece is inserted. The instrument has no holes, so it produces basicaly only a single note. Opening and closing the lower opening by hand increases or decreases the air chamber. This enables the production of different tones.

  • Bark pipes EMI-2341

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Bark pipes


    oko/cca 1960.

    Bark, Hand made

    L (length)=270 mm; Ø (diameter)=30 mm

    The instrument is made of spirally wound fresh bark of a tree. A flattened double-reed also made of bark is inserted at the top of the pipe (its narrow part). The reed is missing.

  • Bark pipes EMI-2342

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Bark pipes


    oko/cca 1960.

    Bark, Hand made

    L (length)=250 mm; Ø (diameter)=40 mm

    The instrument is made of spirally wound fresh bark of a tree. A flattened double-reed also made of bark is inserted at the top of the pipe (its narrow part). The reed is missing.

  • Ratchet EMI-2424

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Ratchet

    Rahman Velagić
    1974. , Šušnjevica

    Wood, Nails, Hand made

    L (length)=150 mm; W (width)=115 mm; handle=180 mm

    The wooden ratchet is made by a gear shaft and two slats fixed in a rectangular box. Two wooden blades (one is missing) slide on the toothed wheel. The instrument was used on Good Friday in churches.

  • Ratchet EMI-2623

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Ratchet

    Anđelo Žiković
    1935. , Anžići, Tinjan

    Wood, Nails, Hand made

    L (length)=260 mm; W (width)=160 mm; handle=183 mm

    The wooden ratchet is made by a gear shaft and two slats fixed in a rectangular box. Two wooden blades slide on the toothed wheel. The instrument was used on Good Friday in churches.

  • Reed violin EMI-4216

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Reed violin

    Emil Zonta
    1997. , Buzet

    Wood, Cane, Hand made

    L (length)=400 mm; Ø (diameter)=25 mm; L (bow)=240 mm

    On the picece of reed, two strings are attached and strung up with a wooden key. The instrument is known also as the reed guitar.

  • Clarinet EMI-4682

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Clarinet

    Desiderio Gržinić
    oko/cca 1910.

    Wood, Metal, Bamboo, Hand made, Craftsmanship

    L (length)=500 mm; Ø (diameter) =68 mm

    E-flat clarinet. This clarinet was understood to be diatonic so the keys that the player did not use were blocked. The cover for the mouthpiece is hand made from bamboo; it’s cracked and reinforced with wire.

  • Small double bass and bow EMI-4683

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Small double bass and bow

    Carlo Gržinić
    prije/prima del/before 1900.

    Wood, Metal,

    L (length)=1400 mm; W (body width: inferior; superior; middle)=521 mm; 420 mm; 270 mm; thick.=180-200 mm; L bow=540 mm

    Instrument in the form of a violoncello. There are two screws on which two strings from gut are attached, and originally, the instrument was created as a three strings. The instrument has no soul post, but this function is taken by the left foot of the bridge which goes through the square opening on the soundboard to the bottom.

  • Fiddle and bow EMI-4684

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Fiddle and bow

    Manufaktura Carlo Schmidl
    poč./inizio/beg. 20.st./sec/c. , Trieste

    Wood, Metal, Hand made, Craftsmanship

    L (length)=590 mm; W (body width: inferior; superior; middle)=195 mm; 160 mm; 110 mm; thick.=38 mm; L bow=700 mm

    Standard fiddle made with some particular features: the neck is attached to the body of the violin under an angle smaller than usual, and it was also subsequently attached to the body by two pins. Also, the handle is minimally curved. Within the instrument the soul post is missing. The top plate of the instrument is cracked in places. The fiddle was later badly painted with improper varnish.

  • Euphonium (Bombardin) EMI-5151

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Euphonium (Bombardin)

    Tvornica muzičkih instrumenata "Bela Trupel"
    poč./inizio/beg. 20.st./sec/c. , Novi Sad

    Brass sheet, Factory production

    L (length)=760 mm; W (width)=200 mm; Ø (diameter)=240 mm

    Tin wind instrument that was used in brass orchestras, but it is not known exactly where. It is dented in many places, and the instrument lacks the mouthpiece. On the tube there is a brass application with the name of the manufacturer. The instrument is locally known as bombardin.

  • Tamburica cindra EMI-5153

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum of Istria
    Tamburica cindra

    Josip Grbac
    1995. , Lanišće

    Wood, Metal, Hand made

    L (length) = 760 mm; W (width) =165 mm

    Tamburica with two strings. It has 12 frets. The soundboard, the top plate covering the resonance box, is glued and fastened on the same box with 11 nails. It has 7 sound holes of which the central one is of larger diameter. The instrument has two metal machineheads. The initials of the maker - JGF (Josip Grbac), the place and time of manufacture are engraved on the side of the box.

  • reeds EMZ 8571 A-D

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum, Zagreb
    reeds

    Nepoznat
    početak 20. st./inizio Novecento/beg. 20th c.

    Cane, Hand made

    A=63/6,8; B=56/6,8; C=41/6,5; D=43/6

    Different reeds made of cane. A pair of these probably belong to bagpipes with inv. number EMZ 8183.

  • Tambourine EMZ-2765

    Zbirka: Ethnographic Museum, Zagreb
    Tambourine

    Nepoznat
    oko/cca 1920.

    Wood, Skin, Hand made

    d (diameter)=23 cm

    The tambourine is made of one hoop of the old sieve. The skin is probably of a sheep. The hoop is connected with small nails and wire. It is slightly damaged. The skin is tied to the hoop with a rope. The hair of the skin was not completely removed. The tambourine was used primary for playing on occasions of celebrations and later for mushrooms hunting. On the inventory tag it is written: „Sv. Antun, Medveja, Istra Marija Domac, 1923“.

  • Tamburica cindra K-1008

    Zbirka: Buzet Heritage Museum
    Tamburica cindra

    Miro Šverko
    oko/cca 2000. , Lanišće

    Wood, Hand made

    L (length)=800 mm

    Tamburica with two strings. It has 12 frets. The soundboard, the top plate covering the resonance box, has 5 sound holes of which the central one is of larger diameter. The instrument has two wooden machine heads. The name of the maker - Miro Šverko - is engraved on the side of the box.

  • Diatonic accordion Narodni Muzej Labin

    Zbirka: Labin Town Museum
    Diatonic accordion

    Anonymous
    poč./inizio/beg. 20. st./sec/c.

    Wood, Skin, Metal, Cardboard, Canvas, Hand made, Craftsmanship

    L (lenght)=270; H (hight)=303; W (width)=170

    The corpus of bandoneon is made of wood. It has ten buttons, two basses and two registers. A metallic vent-hole is placed on the right side. Bellows are made of cardboard, covered by reddish textile and metallic angles. There is one label with a text that is impossible to read, might be the name of the producer ("D ? u r ?)". The corpus is decorated with floral motifs.

  • Ratchet Narodni Muzej Labin

    Zbirka: Labin Town Museum
    Ratchet

    Anonymous
    oko 1960.

    Wood, Hand made

    L (length)=217 mm; W (width)=53 mm; handle=118 mm

    The wooden ratchet is made by a gear shaft fixed in a rectangular box. Two wooden blade slides on the toothed part. The instrument was used on Good Friday in churches. There are capital letters "HS" carved manually.

  • Bandoneon ZMP-1839

    Zbirka: The Museum of the Poreč Territory
    Bandoneon

    Herman Kunze; Musikinstruments
    poč./inizio/beg. 20. st./sec/c. , Leipzig, Germany

    Wood, Skin, Bone, Leather, Metal, Cardboard, Canvas, Hand made

    L (length)=340 mm; H (hight)=217 mm; W (width)=217 mm

    The corpus of bandoneon is made of wood. It has 30 buttons on the right and 22 on the left side. The buttons are made of bones. A metallic vent-hole is placed on the right side. Bellows are made of cardboard, covered by bluish textile. There are two metallic labels on the instrument: first one belongs to the producer of the instrument and the other is probably from the seller. Side parts are decorated with carved lyres on the wooden case. There is also a metallic ornamental plate decorating the instrument.

  • Tamburica cindra ZMP-947

    Zbirka: The Museum of the Poreč Territory
    Tamburica cindra

    Anonymous
    1870.

    Wood, Hand made

    L (length) = 680 mm; W (width) =136 mm

    Tamburica with two strings. It has eleven frets. The soundboard, the top plate covering the resonance box, is glued and fastened on the same box with 22 nails. There is a central sound hole in the middle of it. The instrument has two wooden machineheads. On the back side of the box it is written "Brest pod Učkom iz g. 1870". Probably, the writing indicates the place and time of the production of the instrument. The text has been probably written after the instrument was collected for museum's collection.

  • Lijerica (lyra) ZMP-948

    Zbirka: The Museum of the Poreč Territory
    Lijerica (lyra)

    Anonymous
    19.-20. st./sec/cent.

    L (length) = 520 mm; W (width) =155 mm

    The instrument is made with two parts of wood, which is unusual, as the instrument is normally made with just one piece of wood. The suondboard, the top plate covering the resonance box, has two semicircular sound holes. There is a drawing of a Bedouin with a giraffe on it. The bridge, tuning pegs and strings are missing. On the neck there is a small rectangular mirror. The head is wide and it is decorated with curved carvings, with stylized snakes and another small mirror. The central ornament looks like a wind rose. During the making process of the instrument, a small hole was made on the back of the instrument, to check the thickness of the instrument.

  • Clarinet BI-591

    Zbirka: Buzet Heritage Museum
    Clarinet

    Lignatone
    1.pol./1a meta'/1st half 20.st./sec/c , Czechoslovakia

    Wood, Metal, Craftsmanship

    L (length)=407 mm

    B♭ Clarinete made in Czechoslovakia. The mouth piece of the instrument is missing.

  • Clarinet BI-592

    Zbirka: Buzet Heritage Museum
    Clarinet

    Anonymous
    oko/cca 1900

    Wood, Metal, Hand made, Craftsmanship

    L (length)=458 mm

    Old type of clarinet with three keys (18th-19th cent.). It is made of common box or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens). It is known as "the yellow clarinet". The mouth piece of the instrument is missing.

  • Tambourine CMT inv. 902

    Zbirka: Museo Teatrale Carlo Schmidl, Trieste
    Tambourine

    Antonio Leonardelli
    oko/cca 1960. , Galižana

    Wood, Skin, Metal, Nails, Hand made

    Ø (diameter)=350; D (depth)'=105

    Simbolo is a type of tambourine that is used in the town of Galižana. It is made of two hoops, the outer and the inner. On the inside part there is a metallic bar. On the bar, there are two bells, metallic rings (6) and small metallic plates (17). On the tambourine there is also a handle. It is white coloured on the outside and yellow from inside.

  • Small double bass and bow CMT inv.1130

    Zbirka: Museo Teatrale Carlo Schmidl, Trieste
    Small double bass and bow

    Antonio Raunizza
    1886

    Wood, Metal, Hand made

    L (lunghezza)=1350 mm; l (larghezza corpo: inferiore; superiore; in mezzo)=480 mm; 380 mm; 260 mm; L archetto=480 mm

    Instrument in the form of a violoncello. There are two screws on which two strings from gut are attached, and originally, the instrument was created as a three strings. The instrument has no soul post, but this function is taken by the left foot of the bridge which goes through the square opening on the soundboard to the bottom. The bass has the end pin with a nail that serves to fix the instrument to the floor. The wooden bow is handmade.