Double flageolet. Nominal pitch: E♭ (three-finger tonic).
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InstrumentDouble flageolet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHastrick |
Place MadeLondon ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe |
Date Made1837-1855 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Ebony; 6 sections, including extension to low B on right-hand pipe; silver keys and 2 cutters; ivory ferrules, studs and mouthpiece; left-hand pipe has 6 finger-holes (top one containing ebony plug), and keys for high E♭, D, B♭, F, D♯ and C♯; right-hand pipe has 4 finger-holes, and keys for C (thumb, with ebony plug in key-hole), B, F, low B and low C; two-part wind-cap. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: 9 flat octagonal; 2 flat round (open-standing), for C♯ and low B. Stamped on head section "HASTRICK / LATE / BAINBRIDGE" and crown / "BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / NEW PATENT"; stamped on each pipe with note names and numbers by respective finger-holes, and with key names by respective keyheads. Performance characteristics: Lowest six-finger note (LH pipe) sounds B♭⁴. Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ = c 463 Hz (c 90 cents above A⁴ = 440 Hz). |
NotesEdgar Hunt, 1985; Arnold Myers, 1982; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements535. |
CollectionRendall Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number0252 |