English flageolet. Nominal pitch: D (six-finger tonic).
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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 |