Please Help ID This Recorder
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:27 am
I bought this recorder from an estate sale in VA. It's very old, and has 2 VERY UNUSUAL extra holes near its end. I'm an experienced recorder player and AFAIK because of those 2 extra holes this is not a playable instrument. Could anyone please help identify it? What is it?
NORMAL: 20" length, 7 holes on top, 1 hole on underneath for left thumb. Beautiful silver inlay of a rose around each fingering hole, plus intricate tulip designs near top and bottom. Old block style fipple. Windway and fipple are on the underside. I can't determine the kind of wood. Craftsmanship is excellent. Whoever made this was highly skilled in metal and wood work. Definitely appears old, my guess is pre-Civil War.
ODD: There are 2 additional holes on this instrument! Both below the right little finger hole near the end of the instrument. 1st hole is to left on side of tube about 1" below the little finger hole. 2nd hole is on the middle right side of the tube 3" beyond the little finger hole.
PHOTOS: http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... lained.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... fipple.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... e/head.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... ot_end.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... te/top.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... erside.jpg
Thank you!
NORMAL: 20" length, 7 holes on top, 1 hole on underneath for left thumb. Beautiful silver inlay of a rose around each fingering hole, plus intricate tulip designs near top and bottom. Old block style fipple. Windway and fipple are on the underside. I can't determine the kind of wood. Craftsmanship is excellent. Whoever made this was highly skilled in metal and wood work. Definitely appears old, my guess is pre-Civil War.
ODD: There are 2 additional holes on this instrument! Both below the right little finger hole near the end of the instrument. 1st hole is to left on side of tube about 1" below the little finger hole. 2nd hole is on the middle right side of the tube 3" beyond the little finger hole.
PHOTOS: http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... lained.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... fipple.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... e/head.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... ot_end.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... te/top.jpg
http://www.rexxinfo.org/Music_Articles/ ... erside.jpg
Thank you!