Flageolet
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The Flageolet is a whistle flute with either one, two, or three pipes. This double flageolet has two pipes allowing you to play chords. It dates back to the 19th century. At this time, keys were added to the flageolet and it became a complex instrument to play. This may be the reason why it became less popular and was gradually replaced by the tin whistle.
| Family |
| Woodwinds |
| Pitch range |
| About one-and-a-half octaves. |
| Material |
| Wood. |
| Size |
| About 19 in (48 cm) long. |
| Origins |
| The flageolet is probably derived from a late 12th-century French three-holed pipe. The double flageolet, shown here, was invented by Thomas Scott in 1806 and improved a few years later liy William Bainbridge of London. |
| Classification |
| Aerophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of a column of air. |
| And also... |
| Some musicians managed to play the triple flageolet, using their fingers on two of the tubes and their thumbs on the third tube. |
