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B♭ flute.
Technical description: cocus; 3 sections; silver-plated keys; 4 silver-plated ferrules; metal-lined head; tuning-slide; wooden cap and screw-stopper; circular embouchure-hole; large R2 finger-hole; L3 finger-hole offset towards player.; Nominal pitch: A♭.; Type or system: 6 keys (to D).; Keyhead type: cup.; Keymount type: rod/pillar, with leaf springs.; Performance characteristics: [original range D₄|-|A₆ (sounding B♭₄|-|F₇)]; few notes speak in present condition and these do not give a reliable value for usable pitch.
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Mid-to-late 19th century - Maker:
Hawkes & Son [Corporation] - Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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London. - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped "IMPROVED / LONDON / B".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 384.; Sounding length: 317.; Bore: conical.