MIMO instrument Database

[abellows]

   I searched the forum and didn't see where it was mentioned before, so I though I would share.

 MIMO searches 24 musical instrument collections from around the world and gives information and pictures.  On the bottom of the page you can search by instrument family, then go through many other search criteria. Be prepared to drool! Enjoy


http://www.mimo-international.com/MIMO/accueil-ermes.aspx

[DaveLeBlanc]

Take a jaunt through the bass clarinet section.  It's insane what kind of iterations those things took before they ended up on (honestly) the most reasonable one

[Airflyte]

Why? Why did you post this? I was trying to spend less time on-line! 

I wonder if Dan Ciarcia's  collection is on there - he used to post here . . . . . . Dan are you still around

[Airflyte]

 . . . . . only 206 more pages of klarinettes - no problem 

[abellows]

I'm glad to hear that you guys are spending your time on the site!! I spent hours on it last night. I was searching for clarinets that had threadless hinge pins, and found quite a bit. Seems that quite a few German ones from around 1900 had them. By the end of the night (3AM) I had gone through almost all the woodwinds. I agree the variations and innovations are truly amazing.

[Airflyte]

the straight altos with minimal keywork are just too cool 

[DaveLeBlanc]

Why? Why did you post this? I was trying to spend less time on-line! 

I wonder if Dan Ciarcia's  collection is on there - he used to post here . . . . . . Dan are you still around

I haven't seen Dan is quite a while. I do have his email contact if anybody needs it.

[Silversorcerer]

I have used that site to research recorders and other more ancient instruments. It's a fantastic resource and beyond research, one can get spend a good bit of time just perusing it out of curiosity.