DescriptionTechnical description: Bamboo; one piece; cork block; 7 finger-holes, 1 thumb-hole.
Performance characteristics: Range F⁴ to D⁶ (written,) F⁵ to D⁷ (sounding); tuned to G major scale, with seventh hole for R4 giving F below; parts written in treble clef.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 449 Hz (c 35 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz).
Decorated by Rose Atkinson, Biggin Hill, Kent.
One of a matched set (3685-9) of bamboo pipes made for the Collection. |