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Pitch pipe
This is a pitch pipe made from an unidentified stained wood. This pitch pipe has some extremely unusual features; it appears to have been made from some recorder-type instrument which has been re-purposed. The instrument originally had six finger holes, all of which have been filled. The finger holes were extremely close together, much closer than is typical of a recorder. The slide has been made from what appears to be a re-purposed dowel from a piece of furniture, and it has the names of the pitches carved into it. This instrument is known to have been used for many years at a local church.
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c.1810 - Maker:
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Isle of Man - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.312 Stopped flutes with internal duct, without fingerholes with adjustable stopped lower end
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.312 Stopped flutes with internal duct, without fingerholes with adjustable stopped lower end
- Repository:Manx National Heritage
- Measurements:overall: 28 x 3.8 cm