Triple flageolet, English-style
Maker
Henry Hastrick
Date1835-1855 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on cap/hood section: HASTRICK / LATE / BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / LONDON / PATENT
Stamped on duct section: HASTRICK / LATE / BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / NEW / PATENT
Stamped on lower end of bass section: HASTRICK / LATE / BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / PATENT
Stamped on upper end of bass section: HASTRICK / LONDONMarkingsStamped alpha-numeric pitch indication by each tone hole, facilitating the use of a tutor.
Hallmarks stamped on key on duct section: [king's head] [upper case "I" or lower case "L"] [lion passant]DescriptionBoxwood with ivory trim and finger guides. Silver and brass touchpieces.15 touchpieces (5 right-hand, 5 left-hand, 1 duct section, 4 bass section); 3 "shutter" keys to interrupt airflow at duct window.
DimensionsOverall length (missing bass section extension): 520 mm
Sounding length: right-hand joint: 390 mm; left-hand joint: 332 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1948 from Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
Published References“Arne B. Larson Featured On Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,” Shrine to Music Museum, Inc. Newsletter 1, No. 1 (April 1974), p. 2.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01356
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