The guide played it to let us hear the sound. It was elegant though quieter than that of the piano. After that she explained the mechanism to create the sound. But the most interesting thing I heard was that Mozart, the famous composer, used to carry his clavichord in a horse-drawn carriage. I wondered how because the clavichord in the museum was big and seemed to be heavy.
The next musical instrument was the harpsichord. While I was taking a note, a staff member of the museum came to me and said that you can’t use a pen in the exhibition rooms. She recommended me to borrow a pencil in the entrance, and I had to go upstairs to do so. It was a pity that I missed the most of the guide’s explanation of the harpsichord. This one is made in France in 1765, the age of Marie Antoinette.
Then, the guide took us to see the collection of wind instruments. She explained the origin of the trombone and played the sackbut (old type of the trombone) and the trombone. I was surprised that she could play both keyboard instruments and the brass instruments very well. According to her, the museum will have a concert with the suckbut and other musical instruments on March 17.
The guided tour was very interesting. On Sundays, they have two guided tours that start 11:00 and 14:00 respectively. Unfortunately, there is no guided tour in English, but self-guided audio headsets are available.
Modern European musicals instruments are familiar to Japanese people, but old instruments were exotic and very interesting to see. I liked this black harp lute made around 1825 in London. The dital harp beside it was also beautiful.
Near the harpsichords, there were old pianos. This piano made around 1860 had candlestands. I imagined how it looked great when it was played in a dark room in old days with candles lit.
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