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English flageolet. Nominal pitch: F (six-finger tonic).
Technical description: Cocus; 5 sections; german silver keys and ferrules; brass tuning slide; bone mouthpiece; 6 finger-holes, no thumb-hole; G? key-hole is on right-hand side, its keyhead rising very close to C keyshank. This is virtually an F band flute in E? with flageolet head section and wind-cap. L0: B?. L1: T. L2: T. L3: T. L4: G?; long F. R0:, R1: T; C. R2: T. R3: T; cross F. R4: D?. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: cup/saltspoon.Technical description: Cocus; 5 sections; german silver keys and ferrules; brass tuning slide; bone mouthpiece; 6 finger-holes, no thumb-hole; G♯ key-hole is on right-hand side, its keyhead rising very close to C keyshank. This is virtually an F band flute in E♭ with flageolet head section and wind-cap. L0: B♭. L1: T. L2: T. L3: T. L4: G♯; long F. R0:, R1: T; C. R2: T. R3: T; cross F. R4: D♯. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: cup/saltspoon.
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Mid 19th Century - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:592
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16707