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Transverse flute in F (E-flat)
Side-blown flute made of African blackwood in three sections (head, body and foot joint), with nickel-silver ferrules. It has two modern-style-cup nickel-silver keys mounted in posts with rods, with flat spring attached to their touches. The embouchure hole is oval, the second and fifth fingerholes are larger, and the tenons are wrapped in thread. Nominal pitch: E-flat.
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England (?) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Length: 498mm