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Flute. Nominal pitch: C.
Technical description: Cocus; 5 sections; silver keys; 5 ivory ferrules plus cap; wood-covered tuning-slide; graduated screw-stopper; metal-lined head; oval embouchure-hole; slim design. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: saltspoon [with pewter plugs for low C/C♯]. Repair History: Wood of tuning-slide section has been shaved down to match style of other sections.
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1829-1846 - Maker:
Shepherd & Sutton [Corporation] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.2 Partly-stopped side-blown flutes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.2 Partly-stopped side-blown flutes
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:659
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15024