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I have just acquired an oval spinnet by Frescobaldi Bastinado; it's already far and away my favourite instrument. I would even rate it above the virginals I used to own, which was a tortoiseshell inlaid muselar by Jens Mouldermann of Antwerp.

That muselar was a real beaut. It had the following motto

TIC BOUNTEUM GLORIA NUNC PROSTRATUM

(do not lie with Gloria, for she is afflicted with fleas)

So you can see how highly I rate my oval spinet by Bastinado.

I have little time for the ottavini, however. Too high-pitched. Coupling these with a larger instrument, to form the so-called double virginals, is, to me, simply over-egging the pudding.

A virginals too far.

I really liked that Erskin..

a glorious vignette of work/play..

and well worth the time you spent on it,

especially here..

..on the public 'face' of the Spoof..

regards

CJ

Balisimo! Piesano, I have futted the viola with the best of them and played to Don Carrisimo on the balcony of his villa. What can I do to help you with your strings/

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Thank you chaps for your interest. Alas, I fear that we surrealists are a minority dying breed in today's super-bourgeois 2.4 kids Acacia Avenue squeaky-clean Spoof!

I attempted to play the recorder once, does that come close to your superb collection?