Pitch pipe [realia].

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Pitch pipe [realia].

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This pitch pipe belonged to John Pierce (1773-1849) and was used at various musical events at Harvard, including commencements and alumni dinners. Pierce, who graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1793, was Commencement Chorister at Harvard for over 50 years. The pipe was designed by James Amireaux Bazin (1798-1883) of Canton, Massachusetts, who invented numerous musical instruments considered highly innovative during their time. It consists of an outer sleeve and a sliding inner sleeve, both made of brass. The sliding inner sleeve has an arm which can be used to stop it at various points, thus altering the pitch. The outer sleeve has marked graduations for notes D, F, A, and C, along with intermediate hash marks for five additional notes.

1 pitch pipe : brass ; length 4.7 cm., width 0.6 cm., depth 0.5 cm. Includes original black paperboard case.

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