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Flute in C
8 keys. 5 sections of ebony or blackwood: Head joint: 167mm (196mm including patent metal tuning slide); barrel: 90mm; upper joint: 210mm; lower joint: 139mm; foot joint: 158mm); 8 silver keys with pewter plugs; silver mouthpiece; slightly oval embouchure hole; overlapping C/C sharp touches. Large finger holes. Ivory ferrules. Silver patent ‘glide’ style. (Flute key mechanism giving ‘a sliding motion to valve’).
- Date:
c.1809 - 1814 - Maker:
Potter, William Henry [Person] - Collection:
Birmingham Conservatoire - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on Head joint ferrule: “PATENT”|Stamped on Barrel: “WILLm. HENy / POTTER / JOHNSON’S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDON”|Stamped on Upper joint: “WILLm. HENy / POTTER”|Stamped on Lower joint: “PATENT / WILLm. HENy / POTTER”
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- Repository:Birmingham Conservatoire
- Measurements:668mm