InstrumentFlageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeLate 19th or early 20th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood; 3 sections; german silver ferrules and keys; ivory mouthpiece; tuning-slide; 6 finger-holes, no thumb-hole. This is virtually a D piccolo in C with flageolet head section.
L0: B♭.
L1: T.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: G♯.
R0:,
R1: T; C.
R2: T.
R3: T; F.
R4: D♯.
Keymount type: knob. Keyhead type: cup.
Performance characteristics: Based on scale of D (six-finger tonic); lowest six-finger note sounds D⁵.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 450 Hz (c 40 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz). |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements400. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2446 |