English flageolet. Nominal pitch: G (three-finger tonic).

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Instrument

Flageolet/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Flageolet

Instrument Family

Wind

Date Made

Early 19th Century

Description

Technical description: [Rosewood]; 4 sections; silver key (D♯); ivory ferrules and studs to guide fingers; 7 finger-holes plus thumb-hole; ebony plug in top finger-hole; two-part wind-cap. 1 key. Keymount type: ring. Keyhead type: flat square, deeply notched and chamfered. Performance characteristics: Based on scale of G (three-finger tonic); lowest six-finger note sounds D⁵, seven-finger note (covering all holes) sounds C♯. Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 445 Hz (c 20 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz).

Notes

Edgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010.

Measurements

364 (without mouthpiece).

Collection

MIMEd ; Rendall Collection

Accession Number

0247