DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood; [6 sections, including extension to low B on right-hand pipe]; silver keys and 2 cutters; ivory ferrules and studs;left-hand pipe has 7 finger-holes (top one containing ebony plug), and keys for E, D, F and D♯; right-hand pipe has 4 finger-holes, and keys for C (thumb, with ebony plug in key-hole), B, F, low B and low C; 'New' C key on head section, played by L1; [two-part] wind-cap.
Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: octagonal, notched and chamfered (9 closed, one open-standing for low B).
Stamped on cap "HASTRICK / LATE / BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / HOLBORN / HILL"; stamped on head section "NEW / PATENT" with royal arms and lion and unicorn, and "BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / NEW / PATENT"; stamped on each pipe with note names and numbers by respective finger-holes, and with key names by respective keyheads; "NEW C Key" stamped beside key on head section.
Performance characteristics: Lowest six-finger note (LH pipe) sounds D⁵.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 440 Hz. |