C piccolo. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Hudson

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Instrument

Piccolo flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Hudson

Place Made

London ; England ; Europe ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1856 or shortly before

Description

Technical description: Rosewood; 3 sections (head, body, foot); german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; graduated screw-stopper (no tuning-slide); oval embouchure-hole; overlapping low C/C♯ touches. Keymount type: knob. Keyhead type: saltspoon. Overall size: 406 mm Sounding length: embouchure to foot, 337 mm Bore: conical Stamped "HUDSON / 3, RATHBONE PLACE / OXFORD ST / LONDON". Performance characteristics: [Original range C⁴ - A⁶ (sounding B♭⁴ - G⁷)]. Range in present condition C♯⁴ - E⁶ (sounding B⁴ - D⁷). Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ c 448 Hz when screw set on middle line. Specific usage history: Demonstration instrument to be compared with keyless C piccolo in B♭ (6); possibly made to order of Professor John Donaldson for musical and acoustical teaching and research.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Demonstration instrument to be compared with keyless C piccolo in B♭ (6); possibly made to order of Professor John Donaldson for musical and acoustical teaching and research.

Notes

E. Smith, 1986.

Measurements

406.

Provenance

The `octave flute, 8 keys' purchased by Professor John Donaldson for the Music Classroom, University of Edinburgh, from Wood & Co, 12 Waterloo Place, 16 January 1856 for £3/-/-.

Collection

Reid Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0007

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