Yes, Bernard, I knew about what we used to call 'old concert,' but I fancied that the SA instruments were even higher. Maybe it was just that, a fancy.
Can't tell from my English, it had been retuned before I got it from Ron Shuttleworth, 'Attics to Addicts.'
Speaking of fancy:
Your comment about fixed pitch instruments reminded me; at one time Her Indoors fancied the clarinet, so I obtained one for her, and it was indeed in the higher pitch. Didn't matter, her fancy died away, and we let it go to an enthusiastic youngster. The kid's parent had a new...er..the section that the reed attaches to, turned up in ebony to retune it.
Beautifully made instrument.