Harold and Eda Steafel Collection of Music Instruments

Founded in 1993, the Harold and Eda Steafel Collection of Music Instruments make up the base of the Unisa Music Instrument Collection. It consists of 350 music instruments that have been stored in the Unisa Library since 1993.

Harold Steafel, a lover of music who had expertise in mechanical engineering, built models of music instruments as well as restored existing ones.

The compilation includes instruments from Asia, Europe and Africa. Examples are a Japanese koto, and violins, spinets and harps from Europe. The African instruments are mainly drums, sansa, ivory horns and musical bows. The collection also includes some pianos. It is available to all researchers and may be viewed by appointment.

It is open to members of the public from Monday to Friday at 07h45am until 16h00pm.