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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: each pipe with four keys; wind cutter to right hand pipe only, but block (unused) formed for left hand pipe: the finger holes of varying size and marked with numbers and notes; ivory spacing studs.

  • 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 stock: "BAINBRIDGE / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / PATENT"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 448mm. Right hand pipe: 332. Left hand pipe: 332