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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.

  • Measurements:Overall size: 410. Sounding length: 259.