Renaissance Workshop Company
The foremost manufacturer of early musical instruments worldwide

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Viol
Clavichord
Kit:
ƒ 980
Finished:
ƒ 3062

 

The Company
The Renaissance Workshop Company Ltd. (RWC) is the world’s largest specialist manufacturer of historical instruments for early music, all based on existing originals or relevant iconography,  meticulously researched and handmade in our own workshops by a small team of dedicated craftsmen who have many years experience.

The Renaissance Workshop Company is justly proud of its wide range of historically accurate musical instruments, covering mediaeval, renaissance and baroque periods, representing over 1000 years of European musical history and culture. (more)

 


The Catalogue

RWC manufactures, for historical performance, a wide range of faithful reproductions of mediaeval, renaissance and baroque musical instruments including keyboards (clavichords, harpsichords, spinets, organs...), stringed instruments (harps, fiddles, lutes, viols, hurdy-gurdies, psalteries, guitars...), windcaps (crumhorns, cornamusen, bagpipes...), natural reeds (curtals, bassoons, racketts, shawms, sordunes...), brasswinds (natural trumpets) and percussion (drums, timpanies, tabors, nackers, timbrels...) (more)

 


New Projects
We are engaged with early music and early music instruments. But developing a new project or instrument is quite costly. We do not want to make replicas of any instrument but only of the world best instruments. That implies paying copyrights, study the originals, getting the specific materials and tools, generate all the product documentation, making the prototypes, testing them by expert musicians, etc.

Now you can collaborate and participate in deciding which new products we should develop in the next future.(more)

 


History
The company's success is mainly due to its founder Jonathan Askey.
Mr. Askey has been involved in running the early music business since he joined J. Wood & Sons Ltd. back in 1972. He managed Woods Bradford music shop, 'The Early Music Shop' for many years and helped to... (more)

Viol
Crumhorn
Kit:
ƒ 141
Finished:
ƒ 386

 


Finished, Kit or Plan?
If you want to compare the advantages and disadvantages of these three forms of getting an instrument, please, read the following article and the frequently asked questions about making an instrument.

Drums
Bassoon
Kit: n/a
Finished:
ƒ 2755

 


Bookstore
We have linked a page with the best selection of Books about musical instruments (manufacturing, performance, history, collections, etc.)

Drums
Sordunes
Kit: n/a
Finished:
ƒ 338

 


Showroom
The new shop in Madrid is an attainable paradise for the early music enthusiast who is offered with the complete range of instruments made in our own workshops and a selection of mediaeval, renaissance and baroque musical instruments, accessories and early music kits from makers from all over the world. At present we are making improvements. If you would like to visit us, please phone for an appointment so that we can service you in due course.

 

In January up to
30% Off

 
RWC Newsletter
Early music festivals, instruments, performers, etc. Keep updated.
 
Lute
Website mistakes
Although our company is based in UK, this website is edited by our Spanish team. Should you find any mistake, in the contents or in the English style, please let us know so that we can put it right. Thank you.
 
Harpsichord
Quality
We pride ourselves in the quality of our work. Our craftsmen work in our own workshops to produce the parts for all our instruments, each one being carefully hand built to the highest standards.
We supply these same top quality parts in our instrument kits and show you how to build the instrument of your choice
. (more)
 
Crumhorn
Guarantee
We are so confident in the design of each of our kits that we are certain you will make a good instrument. (more)
 

The Renaissance Workshop Company catalogue of Early Musical Instruments and Early Music Instrument Kits: Acordeón; Agogo; Alto Cornett; Angélique; Ankle Bell; Aoud; Appalachian Dulcimer; Archicembalo; Archlute; Armonio; Arpa; Ashiko; Atabal; Autoarpa; Bagpipe; Bajo Barroco; Bajón; Balalaica; Balalaika; Bandora; banjira; Banjo; Baroque Bassoon; Baroque Cello; Baroque Flute; Baroque Guitar; Baroque Oboe; Baroque Trumpet; Baroque Violin; Baryton; Bass Cornett; Bass violin; Bassanello; Basset Clarinet; Basset Horn; Bassoon; Beaters; Bell; Bell Tree; Bendir; Bentside Spinet; Berimbau; Biblical Instruments; Black Cornett; Bladder Pipe; Blocks; Bodhran; Bombard; Bombarda; Bombarde; Bones; Bongo; Bouzouki; Bow; Bowed Lyre; Bowed Psaltery; Buccin; Buffalo Drum; Bulb Horn; Bulbul Tarang (Indian Banjo); Cabasa; Caja; Calfskin; Camel Bell; Carillon; Carillons; Castanets; Catalan Shawm; Caxixi; Cello; Cembalino; Ceterone; Chalumeau; Chime Bell; Chirimía; Chitarino; Chitarra Battente; Chitarra Italiana; Chitarrone; Cister; Cistro; Cítara; Citole; Cittern; Clam Bell; Clappers; Clarinet; Clarinette d'Amour; Clarsach; Classical Clarinet; Classical Guitar; Clave; Clavecín; Clavichord; Clavicordio; Clavicytherium; Cluster Drums; Comb; Concertina; Conga; Contrabajo; Cornamuse; Cornett; Cornettino; Cornetto; Corno Recto; Cortholt; Cortol; Cow Bell; Cow Horn; Crescent Clacker; Cromorne; Cromorno; Crotales; Crumhorn; Crwth; Cuica; Cumbus; Curtal; Cymbals; Damroo; Dance Belt, Brass; Dance Coins; Davul; Dayereh; Deff; Devil Chasers; Dhol; Dholak; Didgeridoo; Dilruba; Division Viol; Djembe; Djun-Djun; DOBANI; Dolzaina; Donkey Call; Dorje & Bell; Double Bass; Doumbek; Doumbeks; Drehleier; Drum; Drums; Dudelsack; Duduk; Dulce Melos; Dulcema; Dulcémele; Dulcian; Dulcimer; Dulzaina; Dulzian; Dumbek; Egg Shakers; Ektara; Elephant Bells; Energy Chimes; Espineta; Esraj; Eunuch Flute; Fagot; Fanfare Trumpet; Felle; Fiddle; Fídula; Fiedel; Fife; Finger Cymbal; Fish Skins; Flageolet; Flauta; Flauta de Pan; Flöten; Flute; Flute, Bansuri; Flute, Cane; Flute, Irish; Flute, Native American Style; Fortepiano; Frame Drum; Frog Rasp; Fruit Shakers; Gaita; Gamba; Gemshorn; Gerader Zink; Gittern; Glastonbury Pipe; Goatskin; Goatskin with Hair; Goblet drum; Gong Stands, Chinese; Gong, Tibetan; Gongs; Gopichand; Guitar; Guitarra; Guqin; Hammered Dulcimer; Hand Cymbals; Hand Jingles; Harmonium; Harp, Celtic Style; Harp, Cross Strung; Harp, Gothic; Harp, Parisian; Harp, Round Back; Harpsichord; Hautboy; Hirtenschalmei; Hog-Nose Psaltery; Horn; Hoyboy; Hudak; Hummelchen; Hurdy-Gurdy; Irish flute; Jew's Harp; Jug Drums; Kalimba; Kanoune; Kantele; Kanun; Kemenche; Kettledrum; Khamak; Khanjira; Khartal; Khol; Kinnor Harp; Klarinett; Kokinko; Koncertina; Kortholt; Krummer Zink; Krummhorn; Kudum; La Cetra; Lap Dulcimer; Lap Harp; Laúd; Launeddas; Lautenwerck; Lavta; Liebes-Bratsche; Limberjack; Lira; Lira Da Braccio; Lira Da Gamba; Lirone; Lizard; Lizard (tenor cornett); Log Drum; Lollipop Drums; Lourebach; Lute; Lute Harp; Lyra Viol; Lyre; Lyre Harp; Lysarden; Madal; Mandolin; Mandolina; Mandora; Mandore; Manjera; Maraca; Medieval Drum; Medieval Pipe; Medieval Shawm; Mijwiz; Mini Harps; Mizmar & Shehnai; Monk Bells; Monkey Drums; Mountain Dulcimer; Mountain Zither; Mridangam; Muselaar; Musette; Musette de Cour; Music Desk; Music Stands; Mute Cornett; Muzhar; Naal; Nácara; Nackers; Nagah Drum; Nagara; Naker; Nakers; Naqareh; Natural Horn; Natural Skins; Natural Trumpet; Nay Flutes; Nevel Harp; Oboe; Ocarina; Odre; Olifant; Oliphant; Ophicleide; Organ; Organetto; Organistrum; Órgano; Orlo; Orpharion; Ottavina; Oud; Paddle Drum; Pakhawaj; Pan Flute; Pandeiro; Pandereta; Pandero; Panpipe; Pantalon; Percussion; Piano; Pífano; Piffero; Pipe; Pipe and Tabor; Plucked Psaltery; Pommer; Portative Organ; Positive Organ; Psalterium; Psaltery; Psaltery (Bowed); Psaltery (Plucked); Qarkabeb; Rabab; Rackett; Rag-Dung; Rain Drums; Rain Sticks; Ranket; Ranqueta; Ratchet; Rattle; Rauschpfeife; Rebab; Rebec; Recorder; Regal; Renaissance Drum; Renaissance Flute; Renaissance Guitar; Renaissance Shawm; Rhythm Sticks; Riq; Riq, Turkish; Roosebeck; Rote; Round Bells; Sackbut; Salterios; Sanj; Santoor; Sanza; Sarangi; Sarod; Saz; Schalmei; Schreierpfeife; Schreyerpfeife; Schriary; Schryary; Scrapers; Semsemia; Serpent; Shahi Baaja; Shakere; Shakers; Shakuhachi; Shawm; Shofar; Shruti Box; Side Drum; Sinfonía; Singing Bowls; Sitar; Slide Trumpet; Slide Whistle; Slughorn; Smallpipes; Snake Charmers; Snare drum; Sordón; Sordone; Sordune; Sorna; Sound Shapes; Spike Fiddles; Spinet; Spoons; Spring Drum; Stands; Stir Drum; Straight Trumpet; String Sets - Banjira; String Sets - Roosebeck; Strings; Sur Bahar; Swar Mandal; Swarsangam; Symphony; Tabla Sets; Tabor; Tabor and pipe; Tabor Drum; Taboret; Talking Drums; Tambor; Tamboril; Tambourine; Tambourine, Arabic Style; Tambourine, Egyptian, Riq; Tambourine, Featherweight; Tambourine, Fish; Tambourine, Rosewood; Tambourine, Star; Tambura; Tanpura; Tar; Tasha Kettledrum; Televi; Tenor Cornett; Theorbo; Theremin; Tic Tok Clapper; Timbal; Timbrel; Timpani; Timsha Bells; Toca Percussion; Tong; Tools; Transverse Flute; Traversa; Triangle; Triangles; Tromba Marina; Trombone; Trompeta; Trumpet; Tuba; Tubano; Tupan; Two Headed Drum; Ud; Uilleann Pipes; Ukelele; Ukulele; Ukulele Instruction; Veena; Vielle; Vihuela; Viol; Viola; Viola Bastarda; Viola da Gamba; Viola d'Amore; Viola de Rueda; Viola of Love; Viola pomposa; Viole d'Amour; Violin; Violín; Violon; Violonchelo; Violone; Virginal; Vulcan Lyre; Wah Wah Tube; Whistle, Bamboo Set; Whistle, Brass; Whistles; White Cornett; Winds; Xylophone; Zanfoña; Zarb; Zink; Zither; Zurna;



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Last modification: 27 de January de 2012
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