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Piccolo flute, D-flat, high pitch (composite)

Piccolo flute, D-flat, high pitch (composite)

Date: 1875-1900 ca.
Place Made:France, Europe
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionTropical hardwood (palisander?) body in three sections. Simple system keywork, with four nickel silver keys (one missing, fingerhole stopped) mounted in wooden blocks. This unsigned instrument might have been made in France.
DimensionsOverall length: 286 mm
Sounding length: 240 mm
Embouchure: 9.6 x 8.6 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 05342