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C piccolo. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Boxwood; 3 sections (head, body, foot); brass keys; 3 ivory ferrules and cap; slightly oval embouchure-hole; F key-hole on farside; G♯ key-hole on nearside. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: flat square. Repair History: G♯ key removed, hole neatly plugged.

  • Date:
    1799-1814 or 1820-30
  • Maker:
    G. Astor & Co
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:351