French flageolet. Nominal pitch: G.
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InstrumentFlageolet/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Flageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHerouard Frères |
Place MadeParis ; Europe ; France ; Western Europe |
Date MadeSecond half of the 19th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood; 2 sections; ivory ferrules and beaked ivory mouthpiece; 4 finger-holes, 2 thumb-holes. Keyless. Performance characteristics: Lowest note sounds G⁵. Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 428 Hz (c 50 cents below A⁴ = 440 Hz). Stamped with sunburst / "HEROUARD"; there may have been an initial letter, not now visible. |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements237 |
CollectionMIMEd ; Rendall Collection |
Accession Number0236 |