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Transverse flute

Side-blown flute made of rosewood in five sections (head, barrel, upper and middle joints, and foot), with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. It has eight saltspoon-cup keys mounted with pivots in protruded wooden knobs, with flat springs attached to keys and cork paddings. The low C and C-sharp keys have overlapping touches. The head is lined with brass (metal tuning slide with barrel), and has an all wooden cap/screw with cork stopper. The embouchure hole is oval, the second, fourth and fifth fingerholes are larger, and the tenons are wrapped in thread. Nominal pitch: C.

  • Measurements:Length: 655mm