Descant recorder. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentDescant recorder |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerDolmetsch |
Place MadeHaslemere ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1957 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Satinwood; 3 sections; ivory sleeve over mouthpiece; cedar block; 7 finger-holes plus thumb-hole; lowest two finger-holes double. Stamped "DOLMETSCH" in a circle around "7002". Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 450 Hz (c 40 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz). |
NotesA. Myers, 1982; Edgar Hunt, 1985; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements317. |
ProvenancePurchased in 1981. |
CollectionMickleburgh Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number1528 |