4/75 Petites Musique Mandoline by Paillard
Purchased at auction November 2025.
Part of a job lot. The rest was junk, which I donated to the auctioneer's charity box to save postage and later disposal.
A fairly rare Mandoline format Petites Musique by Paillard
Pristine tune sheet, not so pristine case.
Movement runs but all tunes are 'off' because the drive pin is in the wrong hole.
All teeth intact and the pins don't look too bad, so there is hope for this one.
Part of a job lot. The rest was junk, which I donated to the auctioneer's charity box to save postage and later disposal.
A fairly rare Mandoline format Petites Musique by Paillard
Pristine tune sheet, not so pristine case.
Movement runs but all tunes are 'off' because the drive pin is in the wrong hole.
All teeth intact and the pins don't look too bad, so there is hope for this one.
The Movement
Just a clean and polish, so not many photos. Some things to note:
Serial no 2815, also scratched on the bass lead
431 ov 24 on the end of the cylinder
LG on the bedplate and a feint DCP beside the endless
Very small spring - I may replace it.
Just a clean and polish, so not many photos. Some things to note:
Serial no 2815, also scratched on the bass lead
431 ov 24 on the end of the cylinder
LG on the bedplate and a feint DCP beside the endless
Very small spring - I may replace it.
The Case
Pewter stringing and cartouche
Requires some delicate veneer repairs, but otherwise sound.
Pewter stringing and cartouche
Requires some delicate veneer repairs, but otherwise sound.
Back togather and working very well.
There are a couple of issues. I think that the spring is way too short and not very powerful, so I'm going to replace it. Done!
The pins have been straightened so the cylinder needs to be polished again. Also done.
Other than that, the case is the next thing to sort out.
There are a couple of issues. I think that the spring is way too short and not very powerful, so I'm going to replace it. Done!
The pins have been straightened so the cylinder needs to be polished again. Also done.
Other than that, the case is the next thing to sort out.
The Tunes
1. My Heart's in the Highlands
A 1789 song and poem by Robert Burns about longing for his homeland and sung to the tune "Fàilte na Miosg".
2. O Nanny wilt thou gang wi' me?
A song about a man asking a woman to leave the town to live a simple life with him in the countryside, away from the 'flaunting town'. Written in 1773 by Thomas Carter (1735-1804). The words are older. There is a note in Our National Songs that the words were Scotticised from Bishop Percy, which refers to Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765)
3. And we shall walk in silk attire
The words to this song were written by Miss Susanna Blamire (1747-1794). The music is by Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (1786-1855).
Susanna Blamire ("The Muse of Cumberland") was born at Thackwood-nook in the parish of Sowerby in Cumberland. The ballad is also known as The Siller Crown and was originally published as a single sheet broadside by Napier, with the author and composer listed as unknown. There are several different verses, these are as they appear in the Scottish Orpheus (circa 1921).
Bishop is best known as a composer of light operas. He also wrote musical pieces for various plays and arranged operas by well-known composers. Bishop was born in London in 1786. He was trained by Francesco Bianchi. At the age of eighteen he wrote Angelinaand in 1806 he wrote Tamarlan and Bajezet which was produced at the King's Theatre. In 1810 he was employed by Covent Garden for three years as composer and director. He later conducted music at King's Theatre, Haymarket (1816-17), Drury Lane (from 1825), and Vauxhall Gardens (1830). He became professor of music at the Universities of Edinburgh (1841) and Oxford (1848). In 1842 he was knighted. He was one of the original members of the Philharmonic Society. Bishop is remembered today for his songs Home, Sweet Home and Lo, Here the Gentle Lark.
4. La petite Mariée (The little bride) is an opéra-bouffe with music by Charles Lecocq. First performed in Paris on 21st December 1875. Set in 16th century Italy, the opera depicts the farcical complications after the hero is caught in flagrante with the local grandee's wife.
1. My Heart's in the Highlands
A 1789 song and poem by Robert Burns about longing for his homeland and sung to the tune "Fàilte na Miosg".
2. O Nanny wilt thou gang wi' me?
A song about a man asking a woman to leave the town to live a simple life with him in the countryside, away from the 'flaunting town'. Written in 1773 by Thomas Carter (1735-1804). The words are older. There is a note in Our National Songs that the words were Scotticised from Bishop Percy, which refers to Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765)
3. And we shall walk in silk attire
The words to this song were written by Miss Susanna Blamire (1747-1794). The music is by Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (1786-1855).
Susanna Blamire ("The Muse of Cumberland") was born at Thackwood-nook in the parish of Sowerby in Cumberland. The ballad is also known as The Siller Crown and was originally published as a single sheet broadside by Napier, with the author and composer listed as unknown. There are several different verses, these are as they appear in the Scottish Orpheus (circa 1921).
Bishop is best known as a composer of light operas. He also wrote musical pieces for various plays and arranged operas by well-known composers. Bishop was born in London in 1786. He was trained by Francesco Bianchi. At the age of eighteen he wrote Angelinaand in 1806 he wrote Tamarlan and Bajezet which was produced at the King's Theatre. In 1810 he was employed by Covent Garden for three years as composer and director. He later conducted music at King's Theatre, Haymarket (1816-17), Drury Lane (from 1825), and Vauxhall Gardens (1830). He became professor of music at the Universities of Edinburgh (1841) and Oxford (1848). In 1842 he was knighted. He was one of the original members of the Philharmonic Society. Bishop is remembered today for his songs Home, Sweet Home and Lo, Here the Gentle Lark.
4. La petite Mariée (The little bride) is an opéra-bouffe with music by Charles Lecocq. First performed in Paris on 21st December 1875. Set in 16th century Italy, the opera depicts the farcical complications after the hero is caught in flagrante with the local grandee's wife.