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English flageolet.

Technical description: boxwood; 3 sections; brass key (D♯); ivory mouthpiece (screws into wind-cap); 4 ivory ferrules plus studs between finger-holes; 7 finger-holes plus thumb-hole; ebony plug in top finger-hole [and originally in thumb-hole]; wind-cap.; Nominal pitch: G (three-finger tonic).; Type or system: 1 key.; Keyhead type: flat octagonal.; Keymount type: ring.; Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|449|Hz.; Performance characteristics: based on a scale of G (three-finger tonic); lowest six-finger note sounds D₅; seven-finger note (covering all holes) sounds C♯₅; only speaks well in upper register in present condition.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped "G.|FRENCH / LONDON" on all sections; stamped with note names and numbers by respective finger-holes; "D?" stamped next to key-hole.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 412.; Sounding length: 278.; Bore: