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English flageolet
Nominal pitch: D (six-finger tonic). Type or system: 6 keys. Technical description: rosewood; 3 sections; german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; ivory mouthpiece (screws into wind-cap); 6 finger-holes, no thumb-hole; metal tuning-slide; wind-cap. L0: @I{B♭. L1: @I{T. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{T. L4: @I{G♯; long F. R1: @I{T; C. R2: @I{T. R3: @I{T; cross F. R4: @I{D♯. Keyhead type: cup. Keymount type: rod/pillar, with leaf springs. Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|441|Hz. Performance characteristics: based on a scale of D (six-finger tonic); lowest six-finger note sounds D₅; mechanism in good condition but intonation uneven.
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1834–67 - Maker:
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 410. Sounding length: 259.