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Flute.

Technical description: rosewood head; cocus body; 3|sections (body in one piece); silver keys; 5|silver ferrules; thinned, metal-lined head with raised wooden lip-plate; no tuning-slide, but upper tenon fits into head in space between metal outer socket and metal lining; wooden cap with inlaid silver circle; oval embouchure-hole; cork-lapped metal tenons; metal-lined sockets; short lower tenon; Boehm-style foot mechanism arrangement.; Nominal pitch: C.; Type or system: Carte 1867 system.; Keyhead type: cylinder cup.; Keymount type: rod/pillar, with needle springs except for L0 keys (leaf).; L0: @I{B; B♭.L1: @I{C.L2: @I{A.L3: @I{G♯.L4: @I{G.R1: @I{PL-F♯; PL-F.R2: @I{E.R3: @I{D; F.R4: @I{D♯; low C♯; low C roller.; Usable pitch: A₄ c|442|Hz|-|c|445|Hz.; Performance characteristics: [original range C₄|-|D₇]; in present condition does not speak well in low register but middle and upper registers are strong and clear.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped with a crown and "RUDALL CARTE & CO LTD / 23|BERNERS STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / 5938".
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 676.; Sounding length: 601.; Bore: cylindrical.