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French flageolet
French flageolet. Nominal pitch: G. Boxwood with brass keywork; five ferrules and mouthpiece of ivory. String lapped tenons. Keys block mounted, domed with leather pads. Six tone holes, including two thumb holes, one positioned higher than the first finger hole, and the other between the lowest two finger holes. Sponge chamber is stamped: D'ALMAINE & Co./DATE/GOULDING & D'ALMAINE/SOHO SQUARE/LONDON; with floral decorations. Upper joint is stamped: D'ALMAINE & Co.; with an emblem of three feathers above.
- Date:
circa 1825 - Maker:
D'Almaine & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Materials:string, leather, metal, wood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 14.252 x 1.2598 x 1.2598 in.; 362 x 32 x 32 mm