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Technical description: cocus; 3 sections; german silver keys; 5 german silver ferrules, including heavy foot ferrule; metal-lined head; long tuning-slide; [screw-stopper]; oval embouchure-hole; wide german silver lip-plate; all finger-holes have wide german silver bushes.; Nominal pitch: C.; Type or system: 6 keys.; Keyhead type: domed cup.; Keymount type: rod/pillar, with leaf springs.; ; ; Performance characteristics: [original range D₄|-|A₆ (sounding D₅|-|A₇)]; not playable in present condition.
- Date:
Mid 19th century - Maker:
Whitaker [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Probably England. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:No inscriptions.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 293 (without cap).; Sounding length: 254.; Bore: conical.