421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes

Sopranino recorder, ivory. Pitch corresponds to A flat. Seven finger holes and one thumb hole. Broken and repaired by insertion of the broken ends in a brass sleeve over tenons formed in the ivory tube. Marked with letter D.
sounding length: 181 mm;
bore at foot: 7 mm; overall: 223 x 25 mm; overall: 221.5 mm;

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
14.5.47/273
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall length: 221.5 mm; sounding length (lip to foot): 181 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
ivory; metal; wood
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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