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Transverse Flute

Transverse flute, Schwedler & Kruspe reform flute, with three joints (head, body, foot), of grenadillo wood, with nickel alloy keys and ferrules. With small 'bumps' on either side of the tone hole.

  • Date:
    c.1900
  • Maker:
    Carl Kruspe
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, Leipzig
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  • Materials:Grenadillo;Wood;Plant;Nickel;Alloy;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:SCHWEDLER & KRUSPE [illegible word} CARL KRUSPE LEIPZIG
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 730 mm Max Diam [head] = 28 mm