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B♭ flute ('tenor'). Nominal pitch: A♭.
Technical description: Rosewood; 5 sections; german silver keys; 7 german silver ferrules; screw-stopper; metal-lined head; tuning-slide; oval embouchure-hole; overlapping low C/C♯ touches. L0: B♭. L1: T. L2: T. L3: PL - G. L4: G♯; long F. R1: T; C; D trill. R2: T. R3: PL - D; cross F. R4: D♯; low C♯; low C. Keymount type: knob with leaf springs, except open-standing keys on rod/pillar mounts with needle springs. Keyhead type: saltspoon, with pewter plugs and metal key-hole surrounds for low C/C♯, and cylinder cups for additional open-standing keys. Repair History: Plates for R3 and L3 are probably later additions.
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1847-1850 - Maker:
Rudall & Rose [Corporation] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:825
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15605