F piccolo. Nominal pitch: E♭.

G. Astor & Co

Photo by Raymond Parks © The University of Edinburgh

Instrument

Piccolo flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

G. Astor & Co

Place Made

London; Europe; England; United Kingdom

Date Made

1798-1814

Description

Technical description: Boxwood; 2 sections; brass key; 2 ivory ferrules plus domed cap; large oval embouchure-hole. Keymount type: knob. Keyhead type: square, notched and chamfered, curved to fit wood. Repair History: Embouchure-hole and finger-holes crudely enlarged.

Notes

E. Smith, 1.4.91.

Measurements

274

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3044