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Double flageolet

Boxwood; ivory mounts and mouthpiece; nearly equal pipes; keys, (LH pipe) five, (RH pipe) four, silver, variously shaped with ornately square and round covers; wind-cutter to RH pipe only; marked with notes.

  • Date:
    1821–31
  • Maker:
    Bainbridge, William [Person]
  • Collection:
    Royal College of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London
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  • Inscriptions:Above both windows: "PATENT"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall: 595 mm; sounding length of right-hand pipe: 540 mm; sounding length of left-hand pipe: 588 mm.