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French flageolet

"Cocus wood in three joints, ivory mounted, including head joint of the long patterm, with ivory mouthpiece inserted. One round silver key mounted on saddle, for the little finger. Pitch D." Anthony Baines, Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments (London, 1998), p. 89.

  • Date:
    about 1840 (Made)
  • Maker:
    Holtzapffel, Jean Daniel
  • Collection:
    Victoria and Albert Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Paris
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  • Materials:Turned cocus wood joints with ivory mounts and silver key.
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  • Inscriptions:Holtzapffel / à Paris Holtzapffel / in Paris
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  • Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 41 cm total, Length: 26.5 cm sounding length