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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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1938 - Maker:
Starck, Henry - Collection:
National Army Museum - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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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