Double flute flageolet. Nominal pitch: G (three-finger tonic).

Bainbridge

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Instrument

Double flageolet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Bainbridge

Place Made

United Kingdom ; Europe ; London ; England

Date Made

1821-1831

Description

Technical description: Boxwood; 8 sections; silver keys; silver cutter on right-hand pipe; ivory ferrules, mouthpiece and top caps; left-hand pipe has 5 finger-holes (top one containing ebony plug), and keys for D, F♯ (open-standing), F♮ and D♯; right-hand pipe has 3 finger-holes, and keys for C (thumb, with ebony plug in key-hole), B, F and low D (open-standing); `New' (high) C key on lower part of head section (LH pipe), played with L0; two parallel pipes connected at top between caps; ivory mouthpiece at side of RH pipe; large vent-hole at foot of each pipe; lip operated cutter on RH pipe. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: 5 flat square, notched and chamfered; 2 flat round, open-standing (for F♯ and low D); 2 saltspoon. Stamped on upper section of each pipe with crown / "BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / NEW / PATENT" and royal arms; parts of this inscription on other sections; "NEW C Key" stamped beside high C keyhead on LH pipe. Performance characteristics: Lowest note sounds D⁴. Usable pitch: A⁴ = c 448 Hz (c 30 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz).

Notes

Edgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010.

Measurements

586.

Provenance

Bought by H.I. Brackenbury from H. Godley in April 1927 for £1/16/0. ; Government Allocation to the University, 1991.