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Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

Technical description: Cocus; rosewood foot; 3 sections; german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; metal-lined head; screw-stopper; no tuning-slide; metal tenons (cork-lapped) and sockets; short lower tenon; oval embouchure-hole; modern-style foot mechanism arrangement.Boehm 1847 system fingering except for:-, L0: B; Br B?. L3: G. L4: G?. R1: F; dup B?; D trill. Keymount type: rod/pillar; needle springs except for L0 keys (leaf). Keyhead type: cylinder cup.Technical description: Cocus; rosewood foot; 3 sections; german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; metal-lined head; screw-stopper; no tuning-slide; metal tenons (cork-lapped) and sockets; short lower tenon; oval embouchure-hole; modern-style foot mechanism arrangement.Boehm 1847 system fingering except for:-, L0: B; Br B♭. L3: G. L4: G♯. R1: F; dup B♭; D trill. Keymount type: rod/pillar; needle springs except for L0 keys (leaf). Keyhead type: cylinder cup.

  • Date:
    1862 - a1971, probably a1939 (cf. Usable pitch, below)
  • Maker:
    J. R. Lafleur & Son [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:680