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Double flageolet.

Technical description: boxwood; 5 sections; silver keys and two cutters; 6 ivory ferrules, and studs between finger-holes; ivory mouthpiece; left-hand pipe has 7 finger-holes (top one containing ebony plug), no thumb-hole, and keys for D and D♯; right-hand pipe has 5 finger-holes, and keys for C (thumb, with ebony plug in key-hole), B and D♯; the lowest 'finger-hole' on each pipe may be intended as a vent hole; two-part wind-cap.; Nominal pitch: E♭ (three-finger tonic).; Type or system: 5 keys.; Keyhead type: flat square, notched and chamfered.; Keymount type: ring/knob.; Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|441|Hz.; Performance characteristics: left-hand pipe D♯ key and cutter are stiff but otherwise in good working condition; lowest six-finger note (left-hand pipe) sounds B♭₄.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on wind-cap with a crown and "BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON"; stamped on head section "BAINBRIDGE / & WOOD / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / PATENT"; both pipes stamped "PATENT"; stamped with note names and numbers by respective finger-holes, and with note names by keyheads for D on left-hand pipe and C (stamped "B") on right-hand pipe; stamped beside left-hand pipe cutter "+", and on upper part of wind-cap "2".
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.222.12 Sets of open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 480.; Sounding length: 340.; Bore: