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Piccolo flute

E flat Piccolo, nominal pitch D flat. Boxwood in two joints with two ivory ferrules. Four brass keys, ornately square, flat, mounted in turned blocks. Movable cork faced ivory stopper. Stamped: Kohler London (wolf's head mark and the number 1).

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  • Materials:wood; ivory; copper alloy; leather
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121 (Single) side-blown flutes
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements: overall: 300 x 22 mm