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Double flageolet, English-style, D
Maker: Bainbridge & Wood
Date: 1808-1821 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on lower section of two-piece wind cap: BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / PATENT
Stamped on duct section: BAINBRIDGE / & WOOD / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LOMDON [sic] / PATENT
Stamped on duct section: BAINBRIDGE / & WOOD / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LOMDON [sic] / PATENT
MarkingsStamped on upper section of two-piece wind cap: 2
Stamped on each body joint: PATENT
Stamped on internal, flat edges of both body joints: G
Stamped alpha-numeric pitch indication by each tone hole, facilitating the use of a tutor.
Stamped on each body joint: PATENT
Stamped on internal, flat edges of both body joints: G
Stamped alpha-numeric pitch indication by each tone hole, facilitating the use of a tutor.
DescriptionBoxwood with ivory trim and finger guides. Nickel-silver keys. Five touchpieces (3 right-hand, 2 left-hand) and two "shutter" keys to interrupt airflow at ducts.
DimensionsOverall length (missing mouthpiece): 373 mm
Sounding length: right-hand joint: 273 mm; left-hand joint: 273 mm
Sounding length: right-hand joint: 273 mm; left-hand joint: 273 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 03918