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Double flageolet

Boxwood; ivory mounts: the pipes of unequal length: the keys of silver with ornately square or rectangular covers (one with round cover) mounted in turned blocks; wind cutters to both pipes: the finger holes of varying size, generally large, marked with numbers and notes; ivory spacing studs: six keys to each pipe.

  • 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 windcap: "BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / HOLBORN / HILL"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall: 493. Right hand pipe length: 378mm. Left hand pipe length: 324 mm.