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PITCHPIPE - MAHOGANY DOUBLE

England, first half of the 19th century. 9" long in closed position (23cm).
Mahogany plunger-style double pitch pipe, the two plungers overlaid with veneer in lighter colored wood inscribed in ink with a chromatic scale from C to C'.
This pitch pipe was probably made for a choral director to give simultaneous pitches to a choir.
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