InstrumentPiccolo flute |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHudson |
Place MadeLondon; England; Europe; United Kingdom |
Date Made1856 or shortly before |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood; 2 sections; 6 finger-holes; 3 german silver ferrules; oval embouchure-hole.
Overall size: 361 mm
Sounding Length: embouchure to foot, 296 mm
Bore: conical
Performance characteristics: Range D⁴ - G⁶ (sounding C⁵ - F⁷). Not all chromatic notes are available, and their intonation is wayward; most successful are the notes within fingered D major, the natural scale of the instrument, sounding C major.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ c 454 Hz.
Specific usage history: Demonstration instrument to be compared with 8-keyed C piccolo in B♭ (7); possibly made to order of Professor John Donaldson for musical and acoustical teaching and research. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Demonstration instrument to be compared with 8-keyed C piccolo in B♭ (7); possibly made to order of Professor John Donaldson for musical and acoustical teaching and research. |
NotesE. Smith, 1986. |
Measurements361. |
ProvenanceThe `Octave flute without keys' purchased by Professor John Donaldson for the Music Classroom, University of Edinburgh, from Wood & Co, 12 Waterloo Place, 16 January 1856 for 10/6d. |
CollectionReid Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0006 |