bird call
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Name of Instrument: bird call
Maker / Brand:
Stearns Catalog #: 0480
Country of Origin: Switzerland
Region of Origin: Europe
Instrument Category: Aerophone
Date of Fabrication:
Location: AER FLU 9
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Description: The pine body of this Bird Call has at its lower end a painted wooden bird which turns as the piston is pressed while simultaneously causing the pitch to change. The wood bird has a gray back, red throat and breast, and white underside. It produces the following pitches: a sharp'' and b''. See Stearns #0474.
Research: Prof. Albert A. Stanley