English flageolet or bird pipe. Nominal pitch: [G (three-finger tonic)].
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InstrumentFlageolet/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Flageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeEarly 19th Century |
DescriptionTechnical description: 3 sections; ivory wind-cap, [mouthpiece] and head section; lowest section of rosewood; 7 finger-holes, no thumb-hole. Keyless. Performance characteristics: The few notes that speak suggest the instrument has a three-finger tonic, giving a basic scale of G; [lowest six-finger note sounds D⁶; seven-finger note (covering all holes) sounds C♯]. Usable pitch: Not playable in present condition. |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements210 (without mouthpiece). |
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Glen Collection |
Accession Number1233 |