Medieval Instrument Cases

Dave & Laura McKinstry dalm at why.net
Mon Mar 25 05:46:56 PST 1996


White Tree Productions wrote:
> 
> Leather cases were quite common in the 1880's, and I would imagine that
> the patterns hadn't changed muich... form following function and all of that.
> They opened from the -end- rather than the top, and tended to buckle shut.

What classifies as the "end" on a harp? :)

And what was used to water-proof leather back then?


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