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B♭ flute.
Technical description: rosewood; 2 sections; german silver key; [3] german silver ferrules; wooden cap; irregular circular embouchure-hole; right-hand finger-holes slightly offset away from the player; rough wood on head.; Nominal pitch: A♭.; Type or system: 1 key.; Keyhead type: flat round.; Keymount type: ring.; Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|465|Hz.; Performance characteristics: range D₄|-|G₆ (sounding B♭₄|-|E♭₇).
- Date:
Mid 19th century - Maker:
J. Higham [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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England. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped "B?".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 373.; Sounding length: 314.; Bore: conical.