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Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

Technical description: Boxwood; 5 sections; silver keys; 5 ivory ferrules plus cap; graduated, wood-covered tuning-slide; graduated screw-stopper; metal-lined head; irregular oval embouchure-hole; overlapping low C/C? touches; attractive grain. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: pewter plug, with metal-lined key-holes.Technical description: Boxwood; 5 sections; silver keys; 5 ivory ferrules plus cap; graduated, wood-covered tuning-slide; graduated screw-stopper; metal-lined head; irregular oval embouchure-hole; overlapping low C/C♯ touches; attractive grain. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: pewter plug, with metal-lined key-holes.

  • Date:
    1812 - c1842
  • Maker:
    Metzler
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:659