A system of notation for the recorder, used in England in the second half of the 17th century (an example printed in 1704 is mentioned in HawkinsH, 737). It is a form of tablature, using a six-line staff, each line of which represents a finger-hole. A small vertical stroke placed on a line indicates that the hole is to be closed; a horizontal dash through the stroke on the top line indicates that the octave is to be achieved.
T. Greeting: The Pleasant Companion, or New Lessons and Instructions for the Flageolet (London, c1667–8)
C. Welch: Six Lectures on the Recorder (London, 1911)
R. Rastall: The Notation of Western Music (London, 1983)
RICHARD RASTALL