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E♭ piccolo.
Technical description: rosewood; 3 sections; german silver keys; 5 german silver ferrules; metal-lined head; tuning-slide; wooden screw-stopper and cap; tenon cork-lapped and metal-tipped; irregular circular embouchure-hole.; Nominal pitch: D♭.; Type or system: 6 keys.; Keyhead type: cup.; Keymount type: rod/pillar, with leaf springs except for D♯ (needle). Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|453|Hz; probably intended to play at British Army Regulation pitch (1878), A₄ 451.9|Hz.; Performance characteristics: range D₄|-|G₆ (sounding E♭₅|-|A♭₇).
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Mid-to-late 19th century - Maker:
Ebblewhite, John Henry [Person] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Probably England. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12
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- Inscriptions:No inscriptions.
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 286.; Sounding length: 241.; Bore: conical.