Strange Instruments I Love: Double Flageolet
My Papa is a flute player and sometimes collector of wind instruments. One I have long loved is the Double Flageolet. A British creature by birth, it first came onto this planet around 1800. Besides it's really great name, it also makes a super sound. Played, it produces the effect of two recorders at the same time. Sort of a wistful, far off trains sound that gets my heart.
A beautiful example:
Here Mickey kindly demonstrates while Elizabeth looks lovely in her turquoise dress.
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