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Tenor recorder. Nominal pitch: C.

Technical description: Polymethyl methacrylate with aluminium hydroxide; one-piece construction; 6 finger-holes plus thumb-hole; brass key for lowest tone-hole, under fontanelle; removable fontanelle has protective brass inlay at each end; double (butterfly) keytouch; curved windway; sloping lip as on original (3921), giving irregular shape to window; finger-hole edges slightly rough; block set slightly low in window as on original. Keyhead type: flat round, open-standing, under fontanelle. Repair History: The size of several finger-holes has been adjusted.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:611