November 14th - Day 210

The Early Music Exhibition in Greenwich is a platform for makers of early instruments to promote and sell their musical wares. The exhibitors were located in two large and ancient areas of The Old Naval College, both with modest names that somewhat underplayed their splendour - Queen Mary’s Ante Room and The Painted Hall (for an idea of what I mean, imagine if The Sistine Chapel was called The Chapel with Pictures on the Ceiling). Throughout the two halls swirled a soothing cacophony of early musical sound. Spinets mingled with shawms, lutes dueted with viols and pipes fought with virginals.
This is Sean Jones, maker of bagpipes. His pipes, made from traditional woods such as maple and which cost up to £1000 each, generally take about a week to make. He has a waiting list of nine months!
This guy looks like he's nicking something...though perhaps he's the exhibitor...

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