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Flute.
Technical description: dark-stained boxwood; 4 sections; brass key; 4 ivory ferrules plus cap; large circular embouchure-hole.; Nominal pitch: C.; Type or system: 1 key.; Keyhead type: flat square, notched and chamfered.; Keymount type: ring. Performance characteristics: [original range D₄|-|A₆]; not playable in present condition.
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Early 19th century - Maker:
Metzler. - 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 "METZLER / LONDON".
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:Overall size: 596.; Sounding length: 530.; Bore: conical.