At the weekend I purchased an 1880 facsimile reprint of the 1788
illustrated edition, with music, of Allan Ramsay's 'The Gentle Shepherd'.
The first picture shows Patie with his new ivory bound pear-wood 'flute'
(a recorder), and on the ground is what must be Roger's 'stock and horn'
- it appears to be a reed mouthpiece like a bombard, followed by a
straight barrel with six fingerholes, on the end of which is a cow's
horn acting as a trumpet bell. It is mentioned in the lyric as 'stock
and horn' or I would not have known what this was.
The implication is that the sweet flute/recorder beats the rough
shepherd's 'stock and horn' sound - Roger's would-be girlfriend tells
him to stop the racket as soon as he starts tuning his reed.
Does anyone make these now?
David, Kelso
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