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B♭ flute.
Technical description: laburnum; 2 sections; brass key; 3 brass ferrules; no cap; large, irregular oval embouchure-hole.; Nominal pitch: A♭.; Type or system: 1 key.; Keyhead type: flat round.; Keymount type: ring.; Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|458|Hz.; Performance characteristics: range D₄|-|G₆ (sounding B♭₄|-|E♭₇); speaks with difficulty below F₄ (sounding D♭₅) in present condition, but otherwise plays very loudly.
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2nd half of the 19th century - Maker:
J.W.S.L. - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Probably London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped "J.W.S.L." on head; possibly scratched "W 1 1" on foot.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 378.; Sounding length: 326.; Bore: conical.