Pitch Pipe
date: label: date made
content: 18th centrury
notes: label: Description
content: This pitch pipe was made by an unknown, maker. provenance unknown. 18th century. It is made of walnut, with a sliding plunger with pewter scale of pitches from E chromatically an octave to F. According to the accession paperwork, this pitch pipe was used for tuning organ pipes.Provenance is subject to study.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.64.762
label: catalog number
content: 64.762
label: accession number
content: 251929
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pitch pipe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 5/8 in x 1 3/8 in x 13 3/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 3.4925 cm x 34.925 cm