Picco pipe. Nominal pitch: C.

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Instrument

Picco pipe

Instrument Family

Wind

Date Made

Circa 1860

Description

Technical description: Rosewood; 2 finger-holes, 1 thumb-hole. Performance characteristics: Intonation very uneven. Usable pitch: Average pitch in middle register, sounding A⁴ = c 438 Hz.

Notes

Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010.

Measurements

88.

Collection

Rendall Collection; MIMEd

Accession Number

0242

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