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  • Other Name

    treble recorder

  • Description

    recorder, treble, fipple mouthpiece - rosewood, ivory rings and mouthpiece, five open holes, two double open holes

    1 treble recorder

    Arnold Dolmetsch workshops, Haslemere, Surrey, England, circa 1946

    rosewood, [ivory] ferrules and mouthpiece, overall length 476 mm

    stamped ‘DOLMETSCH 2271’

    1998.60.16 Castle 19

    Ronald and Zillah Castle claimed to have pioneered the use of recorders before the second world war in New Zealand.

    This treble recorder was part of a full consort of recorders they purchased directly from the Dolmetsch workshops. The full consort can be seen in the woodwind display.

  • Place
    England
  • Accession Number
    1998.60.16
  • Accession Date
    10 Oct 1998
  • Other Id

    19 (Castle)

    2271 (patent no)

    156 (Maureen)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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