Friedrich von Huene, 87, renowned maker of woodwind instruments By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,May 12, 2016, 10:08 p.m.

Two of the early instruments featured in the concert are the sackbut, an early trombone-like instrument, and the shawm, an early woodwind instrument.

Feingold said afterwards that it is never too early to introduce the instruments, especially the oboe and bassoon, which are not as popular. Clarinet player Hoch has taught young children in the ...

Do you know your crumhorns from your nyckelharpas? Your sackbuts from your virginals? The Middle Ages and Renaissance were a wonderful time for suggestively named stringed and woodwind instruments.

Woodwind and brass instruments send air through a maze of twists and turns, and buttons create turbulent airflow patterns that don’t simply shoot everything out in a piercing plume.

Woodwind instruments wind up with bent bodies, posts or keys, or with pads that leak or deteriorate. "A lot of it's just maintenance," he said. Without that, a musician's performance suffers.

Music Recorders, the woodwind music instruments, are on the decline in British classrooms May 11, 20258:39 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday Ayesha Rascoe ...