RCS · 94
Double flageolet.
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Description
Technical description: boxwood; 5 sections; silver keys and two cutters; 6 ivory ferrules, and studs between finger-holes; ivory mouthpiece; left-hand pipe has 6 finger-holes (top one containing ebony plug) plus thumb-hole, and keys for D and D♯; right-hand pipe has 4 finger-holes, and keys for C (thumb, with ebony plug in key-hole), B and D♯; vent hole at foot of each pipe on keymount; two-part wind-cap, with sponge inside lower part.; Nominal pitch: G (three-finger tonic).; Type or system: 5 keys.; Keyhead type: flat square, notched and chamfered.; Keymount type: ring/knob.; Usable pitch: sounding A₄ c|445|Hz.; Performance characteristics: in good working condition; lowest six-finger note (on left-hand pipe) sounds D₅; left-hand pipe plays slightly sharper than right-hand pipe.