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Transverse flute in C

Side-blown, boxwood flute made in five sections (head, barrel, upper and middle joints, and foot joint), with five pewter-plug-cup, silver-plated brass keys mounted in wooden blocks and foot joint stock bulge. Brass-lined key channels. Flat springs attached to keys. Ivory cap, threaded screw, and ferrules. Brass lined head joint. Round embouchure hole. Nominal pitch: C. This instrument is part of the Albert C. Spencer collection.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on barrel: [Prince of Wales feathers] / GOULDING / D'ALMAINE / POTTER & Co / SOHO-SQUARE / LONDON |Stamped on upper, middle and foot joints: GOULDING & Co.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
  • Repository:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton
  • Measurements:Length: 630mm