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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 one modern-style-cup nickel-silver key mounted in posts with rod, with flat spring attached to its touch. 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