Pitch Pipe

pitch pipe

Name/Title

Pitch Pipe

Entry/Object ID

2010.30.22

Description

Wood and metal pitch pipe, similar in appearance to a harmonica. The top of the instrument is labeled, "M. HOHNER'S No P4 (Vocal, Old Style) "Trutone" Pitch Pipe THE WORLD'S BEST! MADE IN GERMANY". One edge of the instrument has four square holes grouped in pairs. The other edge has six square holes grouped in pairs. The bottom of the instrument labels each hole with the note is creates.

Context

Used by Clara Riford while teaching singing in a "rural school" in Orange County, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2010.30

Source or Donor

Ballinger, Elizabeth D.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of the Stoddard, Riford, Peavey, and Smith Families of East, South, and Randolph Vermont

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hohner, Inc.

Date made

1927

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pipe, Pitch

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Length

3-3/8 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Riford, Clara E (1907-1988)

Related Places

Place

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America