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English flageolets

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CategoryEnglish flageolets
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Double duct-flute developed by William Bainbridge of London in the early 19th century, featuring six, occasionally seven, fingerholes on each side, and one or no thumbholes. It allowed the player to play in two-part harmony with one hand on each duct.

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