DescriptionTechnical description: Bamboo; one piece; cork block; 6 finger-holes, 1 thumb-hole.
Performance characteristics: Range D³ to F♯⁴ (written), D⁴ to F♯⁵ (sounding); tuned to D major scale, parts usually written in bass clef.
Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 450 Hz (c 40 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz).
Decorated by Margaret Molloy, Edinburgh. |