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Transverse Flute

Flute of nickel alloy, blown like a transverse flute but held vertically, Giorgi system. With large rectangular holes and rectangular plates operated with a system of metal tracks, Schaffner system.

  • Date:
    late 19th century
  • Maker:
    H. Schaffner (possibly Giorgi & Schaffner)
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Italy, Florence
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  • Materials:Ebonite;Synthetic;Nickel;Alloy;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:H. SCHAFFNER BREVETE S.C.D.G. FLORENCE [on body] C.T. Giorgi [on mouthpiece]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 591 mm Max W = 35 mm