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Transverse flute
This is a side-blown flute made of stained boxwood, in four sections (head, top and middle joints, and foot joint), with one single brass key. The flat, square-cover key is mounted on the foot stock, and has a flat spring attached to its touch. The cap is missing and the embouchure hole is circular. Nominal pitch: C.
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1832–50 - Maker:
Snazel, Ambrose - Collection:
Colchester and Ipswich Museums - Inventory number:
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Colchester (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped in every joint: A. SNAZEL / COLCHESTER
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Colchester and Ipswich Museums
- Measurements:Length: 605mm