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Picco pipes

Scope note

Short duct flutes with a cylindrical bore widely flared at the lower end, two fingerholes and one rear thumbhole, introduced by the blind Italian flutist Picco in London in 1856 and copied by London flute makers.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042694

Broader Terms used

fipple flutes

Term used for

pipes, Picco

Equivalent Terms used

Picco pipe

Created

13yrs ago

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