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Transverse flute in B-flat (A-flat)
Side-blown flute made of cocus wood in two sections (head and body), with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. It has four saltspoon-cup keys (one broken), mounted with pivots in protruded wooden knobs and lower bulge, with flat brass springs attached to keys. It has an wooden cap with cork stopper, an oval embouchure hole, and the tenon is wrapped in thread. Nominal pitch: A-flat.
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1900–30 - Maker:
Hawkes & Son [Corporation] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on body: HAWKES & SON / LONDON|Incised on head joint next to mouthhole: A B|Incised on distal end of body joint, on back: S. J. Smith
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Length: 385mm