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Piccolo in C
Conical bore piccolo flute made of dark wood with a lacquered finish in two sections (head and body joints), and five nickel-silver, modern style cup keys mounted in posts with rods. Flat springs attached to keys and cork paddings. Silver-plated ferrules, wooden cap and screw, and cork stopper. Oval embouchure hole, and larger 4th and 5th fingerholes. Nominal pitch: B-flat
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1850–1950 - Maker:
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National Army Museum - Inventory number:
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England (?) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:National Army Museum
- Measurements:Length: 388mm