Thomas Stanesby
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Thomas Stanesby Sr. & Thomas Stanesby Jr. were English
oboe
-makers of the 18th century. They also made flute
s and recorder
s, many of which survive in museum collections around the world, and which are widely copied by instrument makers of the present day.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
oboe
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
-makers of the 18th century. They also made flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
s and recorder
Recorder
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
s, many of which survive in museum collections around the world, and which are widely copied by instrument makers of the present day.
- Alto Recorder by Thomas Stanesby, Jr., London, mid-18th century at The Metropolitan Museum of Art