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E♭ piccolo.
Technical description: cocus; ivory head; 3 sections; german silver keys; 5 wide german silver ferrules; metal-lined head; tuning-slide; wooden screw-stopper and cap; circular embouchure-hole.; Nominal pitch: D♭.; Type or system: 6 keys.; Keyhead type: cup.; Keymount type: rod/pillar, with leaf springs.; ; Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|435|Hz; possibly made for the continental market and intended to play at Diapason Normal, A₄ 435|Hz.; Performance characteristics: [original range D₄|-|A₆ (sounding E♭₅|-|B♭₇)]; in present condition only speaks clearly in middle register.
- Date:
Late 19th century - Maker:
J.|Starck & Co. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12
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- Inscriptions:Stamped "J.|STARCK & CO. / LONDON".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 293.; Sounding length: 250.; Bore: conical.