E♭ piccolo. Nominal pitch: D♭.

I Lot

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Instrument

Piccolo flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

I Lot

Place Made

Western Europe ; Europe ; France

Date Made

Circa 1860-1886

Description

Technical description: Cocus; 2 sections; german silver keys; 3 german silver ferrules; metal tenon, cork-lapped; screw-stopper; oval embouchure-hole; unusually long between cap and embouchure-hole; ring keys for L2, R1, R2 and R3. Boehm system (open G#). L0: B (TT); Br B♭. L1: PL-C. L2: A ring. L3: G♯. L4: G. R1: F ring; D trill. R2: E ring; D♯ trill. R3: D ring. R4: D♯. Keymount type: rod/pillar. Keyhead type: cylinder cup, with rings for L2, R1, R2 and R3. Stamped "I. LOT / B & S / L". (`B & S' indicates that the instrument was imported by Beare & Son, London (Langwill 1980, p.11 and p.109); `L' could be an abbreviation for `Lot' or for `London'). Overall size: 310 mm Sounding length: embouchure to foot, 247 mm Bore: conical Performance characteristics: Range D⁴ - C⁷ (sounding E♭⁵ - D♭⁸). Does not speak easily above G⁶ (sounding A♭⁷). Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 450 Hz.

Notes

E. Smith, 1986.

Measurements

310.

Provenance

Gift of F. Dodman, 1990.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2650