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Transverse flute headjoint

Wooden flute headjoint with oval embouchure hole and nickel-silver ferrules. Cap and stopper are missing. Associated with The Buffs regiment.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped: [unicorn head] / HY. POTTER & Co. / LONDON
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
  • Repository:National Army Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 195mm