Production of these instruments is relatively small, since each must be very carefully hand-produced and tuned. The demand for them grows faster than the rate of production can. Delivery times vary widely, with waits of up to a year possible. Construction of these instruments is an unhurried process, the end result being well worth the wait. Straight cornetts are made from one piece, whereas the curved cornetts are made from 2 pieces hollowed out and glued together and covered with leather.
Price includes a mouthpiece of brass.
The cornamuse is a straight crummhorn with a softer sound. The Rauschpfiefe is a straight crummhorn with a softer sound. These instruments are patterned after drawings by Praetorius. Keith is an excellent musician as well as instrument builder and has designed these instruments with the right combination of bore, voicing, and reed to be a true musicians instrument. Shawms Made from English sycamore by Keith Lorraine.