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Double flageolet

Boxwood; ivory mounts: the pipes of equal length: the keys of silver with ornately square covers, mounted in turned blocks; provision for nine keys (two absent); wind cutter to one pipe only, the other with an unused block: the finger holes of varying size, generally large, and marked with numbers and notes; ivory spacing studs. Lacks mouthpiece.

  • Date:
    1808–35
  • Maker:
    Bainbridge, William [Person]
  • Collection:
    Royal College of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London
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  • Inscriptions:On head: "[crown mark] / BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 452 mm without mouthpiece.