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Transverse flute

Side-blown flute made of cocus wood in four sections (head, barrel, body, and long C foot joint), with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. It has ten cylinder-cup keys mounted in posts with rods, with flat steel springs attached to keys. The low C and C-sharp keys have adjacent touches. The head is lined with metal, as well as the socket/tenon joint with the barrel, and has a wooden cap with cork stopper, and an oval embouchure hole. The tenons are wrapped in cork.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on body: L.P. / V. KOHLERT SONS (curved) / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / CZECHO-SLOVAKIA / [exposition Chicago Paris London 7 medals] / D. / 193|Stamped on head and lower joint: D. / L.P.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
  • Repository:Museum of Army Music
  • Measurements:Length: 675mm