EMSI instrument collection
Instruments are available for loan to student and professional musicians in the southern Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands region. Please direct inquiries to the Artistic & Executive Director.
Dulcken harpsichord
Double manual harpsichord by Yves Beaupré of Montreal in 1997, modelled after a 1745 instrument of Johannes Daniel Dulcken of Antwerp in the Smithsonian collection. 8’ + 8’ + 4’ + buff, FF-f’’’, transposable A392/415/440.
Flemish harpsichord
Single manual Flemish harpsichord built from a Zuckermann kit in the 1970s. 8′ + 4′ + buff, C-e”’, A415.
Baroque oboe
Boxwood oboe by H.A. vas Dias, based on a Denner instrument at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Renaissance flute consort
Alto, three tenor, and bass pearwood flutes made for EMSI by Kobliczek in 2021.
Romantic flute
Cocus-wood 8-key flute made by Noblet in Paris in the late 1800s, beautifully restored by Patrick Olwell.
Recorder and Flute Collection
Collection of recorders and traversi that range from good quality Aulos resin to hand-made in grenadilla and boxwood by Prescott and Hans Coolsma. Most in A=415, with a couple in A=440.
