Picco pipe. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentPicco pipe |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeCirca 1860 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus; 2 finger-holes, 1 thumb-hole. Performance characteristics: Intonation very uneven. Usable pitch: Average pitch in middle register, sounding A⁴ = c 434 Hz. Stamped very faintly with note names and numbers by respective finger-holes "A1", "G2" and by thumb-hole "D0". |
NotesArnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements88. |
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust. |
CollectionGlen Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number1238 |