InstrumentFlageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeMid 19th Century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus; 4 sections; german silver keys and ferrules; bone mouthpiece; 6 finger-holes, no thumb-hole; the G♯ key-hole is positioned on the right-hand side of the instrument, with the C keyshank arched over the G♯ keyhead. This is virtually a D piccolo in C with flageolet head section and two-part wind-cap.
L0: B♭.
L1: T.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: G♯; long F.
R0:
R1: T; C.
R2: T.
R3: T; cross F.
R4: D♯.
Keymount type: knob.
Keyhead type: saltspoon.
Performance characteristics: R1 finger-hole is positioned uncomfortably close to the G♯ keymount; lowest six-finger note sounds D⁵.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 443 Hz (c 10 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz). |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements448. |
CollectionReid Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0240 |