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

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