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F piccolo. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Technical description: Boxwood; 2 sections; brass keys; 1 [or 2] ivory ferrules [plus cap]; circular embouchure-hole. L0: B♭. L1: T. L2: T. L3: T. L4: G♯. R1: T; C. R2: T. R3: T; F. R4: D♯. Keymount type: knob. Keyhead type: round for C, D♯, [G♯ and F], slightly curved to fit body; flat square for B♭. Repair History: A ferrule may have been removed from upper body and tenon shortened, to raise pitch of instrument.

  • Date:
    1837-1847
  • Maker:
    Wood & Ivy
  • 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:278