E♭ piccolo. Nominal pitch: D♭.

A.H. Langlois

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Instrument

Piccolo flute/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Piccolo flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

A.H. Langlois

Place Made

Europe ; England ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Early 20th Century

Description

Technical description: Cocus; 2 sections; german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; metal-work rough-cut; large oval embouchure-hole; metal-lined head; screw-stopper; Boehm 1847 system fingering except for L0: B(TT); BrB♭. Keymount type: rod/pillar, on plates screwed to body (except keys for L0, R4); needle springs except for L0 keys (leaf). Keyhead type: cylinder cup. Stamped "A.H. LANGLOIS / MANUFACTURER / LONDON". Repair History: One ferrule is a replacement. System: Boehm system (open G♯). Performance characteristics: [Original range D⁴ - C⁷ (sounding E♭⁵ - D♭⁸)]. Difficult to judge range in present condition due to lack of several pads. Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 437 Hz.

Notes

E. Smith, 1986.

Measurements

319.

Provenance

Government Allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0946