Ancient Musical Instruments Sound Again Echo Of Waterloo; They "Blew Lights-out For Boney". This Eight feet instrument, the double Bassoon, was the biggest item in the orchestra of 200 years ago, and the biggest in yesterday's exhibition . An echo from 1815 came to London yesterday the musical notes of four "serpents", instruments played at the battle of waterloo when Napoleon's Glory faded to the tune of England's Victory *****. London musicians yesterday demonstrated the ancients Instruments at an exhibition at St. Jam Square, where the serpents and many another medic of sound and music -- Including a cittern, ***** bird flageolet, Ttenoroon, Caledonia, Cornopean a even an Ophicleide each played its more or less melodious part. August 08, 1951. (Photo by Paul Popper).