InstrumentFlageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBarnett Samuel (stamped "Dulcet") |
Place MadeLondon; England; United Kingdom; Europe |
Date MadeMid to late 19th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood; 3 sections; brass key (D♯); bone mouthpiece; 6 finger-holes, no thumb-hole; wind-cap. Keymount type: ring.
Keyhead type: flat round.
Inscribed on head section with crown trademark and "IMPROVED / PATENT / FLAGEOLET / FLUTE / LONDON / D" and on wind-cap "TRADE MARK" / triangle-and-beater trademark containing "B.S"/ "DULCET".
Performance characteristics: Based on scale of D (six-finger tonic); lowest six-finger note sounds D⁵.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 455 Hz (c 60 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz). |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements396. |
ProvenanceGift of W.A. Copland. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number0539 |