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English flageolet
This is an English system flageolet, or duct flute, made of rosewood, in four sections (mouthpiece pipe, windcap, window-joint, and main body), with a bone mouthpiece and nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. It has six modern-style-cup keys mounted in posts with rods, with flat springs attached to keys.
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second half of 19th century - Maker:
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Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Height: 422mm