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B♭ flute.
Technical description: rosewood; 2 sections; german silver key; 3 german silver ferrules; domed wooden cap; oval embouchure-hole; R1 and R2 finger-holes offset towards player.; Nominal pitch: A♭.; Type or system: 1 key.; Keyhead type: saltspoon.; Keymount type: ring.; Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|460|Hz.; Performance characteristics: range D₄|-|G₆ (sounding B♭₄|-|E♭₇).
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Early-to-mid 19th century - Maker:
Bilton - 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: 376.; Sounding length: 312.; Bore: conical.