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Treble recorder in F

3 sections of a light wood, possibly box. String on tenons. Seven finger holes, one thumb hole. It seems to prefer Hotteterre fingering.

  • Date:
    c.1780
  • Maker:
    Foley, John
  • Collection:
    Birmingham Conservatoire
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  • Place of production:
    England
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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on all three joints: “FOLEY”/ [motif: a fan or plume shape within a square].
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  • Repository:Birmingham Conservatoire
  • Measurements:495mm total length: Head joint: 189.3mm; main joint: 204.1mm; foot joint: 101.3mm.