English flageolet. Nominal pitch: B♭ (three-finger tonic).
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InstrumentFlageolet/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Flageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMetzler |
Place MadeLondon ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeMid 19th Century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood; 3 sections; ivory ferrules; 7 finger-holes plus thumb-hole; finger-hole for L1 almost completely closed with ebony plug; wind-cap. Keyless. Performance characteristics: Plays scale based on B♭ (three-finger tonic); lowest six-finger note sounds F⁵; seven-finger note (covering all holes) sounds E. Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 448 Hz (c 30 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz). Stamped "METZLER / LONDON". |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements304 (without mouthpiece). |
CollectionMIMEd ; Rendall Collection |
Accession Number0245 |