Double flageolet. Nominal pitch: G (three-finger tonic).
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InstrumentDouble flageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHastrick |
Place MadeLondon ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe |
Date Made1837-1855 |
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. |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements342 (without extension, upper part of wind-cap and mouthpiece). |
CollectionRendall Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number0249 |