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Flageolet
Duct flute of rosewood made in four sections (mouthpiece pipe, windcap, window-joint, and main body), with bone mouthpiece, and silver-plated, nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Nine keys and 4 rings with saltspoon-cups, mounted in posts with rods. Oval medallion (probably of metal) missing from windcap joint. Nominal pitch: A. This instrument is part of the Albert C. Spencer collection.
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1850–1950 - Maker:
Buffet-Crampon & Cie [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton - Inventory number:
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Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on windcap: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BRÉVETÉS / S.G.D.G.|Stamped on window-joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram)
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton
- Measurements:Height: 400mm