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Technical description: boxwood; 4 sections; silver key; 4 ivory ferrules plus cap; large circular embouchure-hole.; Nominal pitch: C.; Type or system: 1 key.; Keyhead type: flat square, notched and chamfered.; Keymount type: ring.; Usable pitch: A₄ c|457|Hz.; Performance characteristics: range D₄|-|A₆; plays with a strong sound but wayward intonation.
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1834-58 - Maker:
D'Almaine & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped with Prince of Wales's feathers and "D'ALMAINE & CO / LATE / GOULDING & D'ALMAINE / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 598.; Sounding length: 529.; Bore: conical.