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Double flageolet, English-style
Double flageolet, English-style
Double flageolet, English-style

Double flageolet, English-style

Date1835 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on duct section: HASTRICK / LATE / BAINBRIDGE / INVENTOR / 35 / HOLBORN / HILL / LONDON / NEW / PATENT
MarkingsStamped alpha-numeric pitch indication by each tone hole, facilitating the use of a tutor.
Description4 sections: cap, double-chamber headstock with ducts, two body joints of different lengths. Boxwood with ivory trim, finger studs, and mouthpiece. Nine silver keys, plus two shutter keys to interrupt airflow at ducts.

This flageolet was played by NMM's founder Arne B. Larson on the "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood" TV show in 1974.
DimensionsTotal length: 526 mm
Length of one pipe: 296 mm
Length of other pipe: 242 mm
ProvenanceAccording to Arne B. Larson, he obtained this flageolet in 1946, from London. It was used by Arne B. for traveling instrument lectures in the Midwest.
Credit LineGift of Arne B. Larson, 1987
Object number04194
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