Double flageolet. Nominal pitch: B♭ (six-finger tonic).

Simpson

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Instrument

Double flageolet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Simpson

Place Made

London ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1830-1869

Description

Technical description: Boxwood; 5 sections; silver keys and 2 cutters; ivory ferrules and studs; upper part of (replacement) cap rosewood with german silver ferrule; bone mouthpiece; left-hand pipe has 6 finger-holes, and keys for D, F, D♯ and C♯; right-hand pipe has 4 finger-holes, plus vent-hole at foot of pipe, and keys for C (thumb, with ebony plug in key-hole), B, F, D[♯]; two-part wind-cap. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: 7 flat octagonal, 1 flat round (open-standing) for C♯. Stamped on head section "SIMPSON / 266 / REGENT STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / IMPROVED / PATENT"; stamped at foot of each pipe "SIMPSON / PATENT"; stamped with key names by respective keyheads for all except C and D♯ (LH pipe) keys; D♯ key on RH pipe stamped "D" below keyhead. Repair History: Upper part of cap is a replacement. Performance characteristics: Lowest six-finger note (LH pipe) sounds B♭⁴. Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 444 Hz (c 15 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz).

Notes

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

Measurements

517.

Provenance

Bought by H.I. Brackenbury from H. Godley. ; Government Allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0983

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