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Piccolo. Nominal pitch: C (or D♭?).

Technical description: Cocus; 3 sections; german silver keys; 5 german silver ferrules; metal-lined head; graduated screw-stopper; tuning-slide; circular embouchure-hole; keys roughly padded with cork; post beneath long F touch to stop it being fully depressed. Keymount type: knob. Keyhead type: saltspoon.

  • Date:
    1847-1850
  • Maker:
    Rudall, Rose, Carte & Co [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:316