Owned by the Museum of the Brussels Conservatory of Music. The back is of rosewood. The inlay, neck, scroll and tail-piece (carved in the shape of Mercury’s caduceus) are of ivory. The instrument is an exquisite work of art. It is of later date than the _viola d’amore_ facing page 50, as the crescent-shaped sound-holes show. Gentleman of the Seventeenth Century playing the _viola da gamba_, or _basse de viole_ 64 First Double Bass, Symphony Society of New York, Morris Tivin 68 Lutemaker’s shop and Two Men playing the Double Bass. Date 1568 70 First Flute, Symphony Society of New York, George Barrère 74 Frederick the Great playing a flute concerto with his orchestra at _Sans Souci_ 78 By Chodowieki. First Oboe, Symphony Society of New York, Henri de Busscher 84 _Cor Anglais_, Symphony Society of New York, A. Bianco 90 Bassoon, Symphony Society of New York, Ugo Savolini 94 Clarinet, Symphony Society of New York, Gustav Langenus 98 Contrabass Clarinet, Symphony Society of New York, Richard Kohl 102 Horn, Symphony Society of New York, Josef Franzl 106 Trumpet, Symphony Society of New York, Carl Heinrich 110 Trombone, Symphony Society of New York, R. Van der Elst 114 Tuba, Symphony Society of New York, Luca Del Negro 118 Tympani, Symphony Society of New York, Karl Glassmann 122 Percussion, Symphony Society of New York, Hans Goettich 126 Drum, Xylophone and Triangle, Symphony Society of New York, Samuel Borodkin 130 Theorbo 136 Made by Giovanni Krebar of Padua in 1629. The body is of ivory and the neck and peg-box of ivory engraved with a view of Venice, incised figures dancing and fencing and a garden scene. The pegs show that there were eight bass notes, or diapasons; a single string to each note, five double strings on the fingerboard and one, the highest of all and single, called the _chanterelle_, or melody string. Three _Chitaroni_ 140