Instrument
Double flageolet |
Instrument Family
Wind |
Maker
Bainbridge & Wood |
Place Made
London ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe |
Date Made
1808-1820 |
Description
Technical description: Boxwood; [5 sections]; silver keys and 2 cutters; ivory ferrules and studs; left-hand pipe has 6 finger-holes (top one containing ebony plug), plus vent-hole on lowest keymount, and keys for D and D♯; right-hand pipe has 4 finger-holes, plus vent-hole at rear of lowest keymount, and keys for C (thumb, with ebony plug in key-hole), B and D♯; [two-part wind-cap].
Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: flat square, notched and chamfered.
Stamped with a crown and "BAINBRIDGE / & WOOD / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / PATENT"; stamped on each pipe with note names by respective finger-holes, and with key names by keyheads for D and B.
Repair History: Ferrule at foot of RH pipe is a smaller replacement; crack glued and pinned in head section, and higher up wooden strips have been set into wood across crack.
Performance characteristics: Not playable in present condition; [lowest six-finger note (LH pipe) sounds B♭⁴]. |
Notes
A. Myers, 19.11.94; E. Smith, 2010. |
Measurements
380 (without wind-cap and mouthpiece). |
Provenance
Formerly stock of J. & R. Glen. ; Purchased in 1983. |
Collection
Glen Collection ; MIMEd ; MIMEd |
Accession Number
3449 |