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Double flageolet

Boxwood; ivory mounts and spacing studs; equal pipes; keys, (left hand pipe) four, (right hand pipe) four (one key for left hand in stock), silver, with octagonal covers, mounted in turned blocks; wind-cutter to right hand pipe only, one block prepared for absent wind-cutter to left hand pipe; marked with numbers and 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:On windcap: "BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / LONDON / PATENT"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 457mm. R hand pipe: 333 mm. L hand pipe: 333 mm.