1973: Do you know your CRUMHORN from your SACKBUT? | Nationwide | Music | BBC Archive

Crumhorn, sackbut and shawm may sound like a firm of solicitors but they are in fact some of the early musical instruments which were on display at an event in London in 1973. Nationwide's Brian Ash went along to take a look (and listen) and found some surprisingly named instruments, such as the marine trumpet which is not very trumpet like at all…
The instruments featured in this clip are guitar, cornetto, marine trumpet, serpent, rackett, harpsichord, curtal, dulzaina and cornamuse.
Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, Friday 21 September, 1973.
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[@fburton8]

I can feel my Shatner’s bassoon resonating to this.

[@phillipecook3227]

Well now. When I saw " Early Music Show" I certainly wasn't expecting a Trade Show from 50+ years ago. The organisers rmissed a trick: they should've invited David Munrow along with some of his Early Music Consort to show visitors how bright and brilliant some these instruments can sound in the hands of experts. Btw is that Christopher Monk at 1.00 minute?

[@DDandrums]

4:24 impromptu? Pretty damn good.

[@petergivenbless900]

Nowadays we have the recorder, otamatone and kazoo!

[@bid84]

Melodica too

[@syedalamgir5838]

Various types of musical instruments which are not available now.

[@eshaneogy]

They are available, just don't get used in all kinds of music. Look for "early music"

[@terencejohnansibin3000]

Awesome classical music instruments ❤😀👍

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[@eshaneogy]

Some of these were used for popular music of the time.

[@hopebgood]

0:44 Blokes with beards but no moustache give me the creeps and this one with that fringe is taking the piss.

[@bid84]

AND ginger

[@hopebgood]

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[@jasonayres]

(2:45) The rackett. (3:15) He beat me to the punchline.

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[@Voidoid77]

"What's it called?".... "It's called a racket" . Indeed, and verily... forsooth.

[@ericsynchrona5495]

The Marine Trumpet is from Atlantis, because it can talk to whales. Like mimic their sounds, hear it now?

[@MrDdGANGER]

"like these four young musicians" ..... i guess times were hard for a 24 yo guy on the left

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[@brianquigley1940]

Is it a coincidence that every single instrument is out of tune? ... or is that a feature?

[@eshaneogy]

It took some time to learn how to play them in tune. Also, it depends on your playing level. As in another comment here, if they'd brought in David Munrow's group you would have heard more advanced playing.

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[@indigohammer5732]

Nah