Early Style Musical Instruments (1957)

Haslemere, Surrey. M/S of a man playing a recorder (natural sound). C/U shot of the man’s face as he plays. A man is Mr Carl Dolmetsch “the greatest of recorder players.“ C/U shot of a man’s hands making the bridge for a double base. M/S of the man fitting the bridge on the instrument. M/S of a man’s hands bending a long piece of wood. M/S of the man placing the bent wood on a mandolin. This is a workshop in Haslemere, Surrey, where old musical instruments are made and restored - informs a voiceover. C/U of the hands placing recorder into a jig. Jig is closed and put under a drill. C/U shot of a hole being drilled with great precision. C/U shot of the man’s face as he drills. M/S of the man opening the jig and taking the recorder out. C/U shot of a hand holding the note of a harpsichord (or possibly spinet), testing it. Another note is added. M/S of a man joining the notes together with the rest of the keyboard and taking the keyboard to put it into its place on the instrument’s base. Several s