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Standard pattern piccolo in C

Conical bore piccolo flute made of dark brown wood with a black lacquered finish in two sections (head and body joints), and five nickel-silver, modern style cup keys mounted in posts with rods. Flat springs attached to keys and cork paddings. Nickel-silver ferrules. Cap and stopper missing. Oval embouchure hole, and larger 5th fingerhole. Nominal pitch: B-flat. Sealed pattern labels attached to the instrument.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on both head and body joints: [broad arrow] / 1938 / H. Starck / London (cursive)
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
  • Repository:National Army Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 378mm