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Transverse Flute

Transverse flute, Boehm system, with three joints (head, body, foot), of cocus wood, with silver keys and ferrules.

  • Date:
    c.1850
  • Maker:
    Charles-Joseph Sax
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Belgium, Brussels
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  • Materials:Cocus;Wood;Plant;Silver;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:[starburst] SAX A BRUXELLES [starburst] [on all joints] 8091 [on body]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 690 mm Max Diam [head] = 29 mm