French flageolet. Nominal pitch: A.

Geo. Wood

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Instrument

Flageolet/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Flageolet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Geo. Wood

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1833-1836

Description

Technical description: Ebony; 4 sections; silver keys, heavy ferrules and tuning-slide; 4 finger-holes, 2 thumb-holes; wind-cap; silver bushing to left thumb-hole. 6 keys. L0: T. L1: T. L2: T. L3: F. L4: B♭. R0: T; D♯. R1: T; [speaker or trill keys (2)]. R2: T. R3: C. Keymount type: rod/pillar on base plates screwed to wood. Keyhead type: saltspoon. Performance characteristics: Not playable in present condition; [lowest note sounds A⁵]. Inscribed "Geo. Wood / LATE / Jas. Wood & Sons" on cap and "Geo. Wood / NEW COMPTON STRT / 50 / SOHO / LONDON" on lower middle section.

Notes

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

Measurements

330.

Provenance

Purchased by H.I. Brackenbury from Messrs J. & R. Glen, 1923, for £1/6/0. ; Government Allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

MIMEd ; C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection

Accession Number

1065