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Transverse flute
Transverse flute. African blackwood (grenadilla) body. Four joints. Silver ferrules (one hallmarked) and head joint tuning slide (30mm in length). Keywork in silver and nickel silver. Eight Keys. Body joint has three block mounted keys, two of silver (hallmarked on flap/shank), with circular flat flaps and fish skin pads. One key probably of nickel silver with a saltspoon cup and fish skin pad. One key has a duplicate/alternative touch piece. Foot joint has five block mounted silver keys with circular flat flaps. Three keys have fish skin pads and the lowest two have pads of cork. String lapped tenons. Body joint is stamped: HILL. LATE/MONZANI & Co./28. REGENT STt./PICCADILLY/LONDON/3129; Head joint, barrel and foot joint are stamped: MONZANI & Co.; Foot joint is also stamped: PATENT; Crown emblem is stamped on flap/shank of the two body joint silver keys and above inscriptions on every joint.
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1833 - Maker:
Hill, Henry [Person] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - 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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- Materials:steel, string, cork, fish skin, nickel silver, silver, grenadilla
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 26.9685 x 1.5748 x 1.5748 in.; 685 x 40 x 40 mm