French bird flageolet. Nominal pitch: D.
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InstrumentFlageolet/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Flageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHartlaub |
Place MadeStrasbourg ; Europe ; France ; Western Europe |
Date MadeEarly 19th Century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Ebony; 2 sections; ivory foot ferrule and beaked mouthpiece; wooden block; 4 finger-holes, 2 thumb-holes; beaked mouthpiece scored and lapped to take additional two-part wind-cap with integral long wooden flageolet mouthpiece. Keyless. Performance characteristics: Clear and penetrating sound; lowest note sounds D⁶. Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 441 Hz (c 4 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz). Stamped on head with monogram / "F. HARTLAUB / A STRASBOURG", stamped on body "F. HARTLAUB" / monogram. |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements163, or 274 with optional wind-cap and flageolet mouthpiece. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Reid Collection |
Accession Number0235 |