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musical instruments awaiting repair.
In there, was this Piccolo.
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I bought it quite cheap in the local antique shop
many years ago.
It is an Eb piccolo as used in flute bands.
The technical notes say it is a :-
"Six key Conical flute in black wood with a silver head"
Now, I have always wanted a row of flute pipes for the organ.
You can see a lovely rank here on this Niemuth & Stuber
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Thirteen in a row. Just what I need.
The only snag is that I shall have to make my own!
I shall not actually be building flute pipes,
but a rank half the size to play an octave higher.
These are known a "Piccolo" pipes.
I sent off for the brass tubes some while back and
because I wanted Imperial sizes,
9/16", 17/32" and so on,
they had to come from our friends in America.
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Here they are!
Shipped hundreds of miles, just because we,
in England,
don't make things anymore.
Sad, isn't it.
So, out to the workshop as soon as it warms up a bit.
At least the new pipes will be:-
"Made in England"
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