DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with bone mouthpiece and foot ferrule; 2 finger-holes, 1 thumb-hole.
R0: 5.55, 6.35, 91.8,
R1: 5.65, 6.25, 65.6
R2: 5.5, 6.15, 41.3.
Performance characteristics: First four notes give tone, tone, tone tuning (or tone, tone, semitone tuning with a very wide interval between third and fourth notes).
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 420 Hz (c 80 cents below A⁴ = 440 Hz).
Previous ownership: Probably the 'French gabaulet' purchased by Professor John Donaldson from Thomas Glen, 10th June 1857 for 2/6d. |