Bradford historic musical instrument supplier, Peter Booth, is hoping that his products meet royal approval.

Mr Booth, who manages the Early Music Shop at Salts Mill, Saltaire, is eager to see the new film The Other Boleyn Girl, starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson.

They play the Boleyn sisters competing for the heart of Henry VIII in the film which had its Royal premiere in London this week attended by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.

The film features lutes supplied by the Early Music Shop which has provided period props to various films and historical television programmes, including the Harry Potter films.

From a spinet appropriate for a drawing room scene in Jane Eyre to an entire army of marching drums with fifes, the Early Music Shop has supplied them all.

Mr Booth said: "We have become a major source of properties for film and television productions. This has provided an interesting sideline to our main business.

"It will be interesting to see whether our instruments actually make it on to the screen in the new Boleyn film, or whether they have ended up on the cutting room floor."

The company is the largest source of historical instruments worldwide, supplying musical props for many TV and film companies, including Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

The Early Music Shop, which is marking its 40th anniversary this year, this week also celebrated the official opening of its new 3,000 sq ft home at Salts with a reception for instrument makers, musicians, and the music press. International guests flew in from Italy, Finland, Germany and Switzerland.

They included Italian harpsichord maker, Guido Bizzi and Markku Luolajan-Mikkola a Finnish maker of viola da gamba which are similar to a cello. The Ensemble Fleuri performed a repertoire of 17th and 18th century music on harpsichord, viola da gamba and recorder.

The new shop opened for business in September and has already built up a keen following, attracting customers new and old to its new, larger home.

e-mail: chris.holland @telegraphandargus.co.uk