Transverse flute

Side-blown flute made of rosewood, in two sections (head and body), with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. It has seventeen closed keys with cylinder cups, mounted in posts with rods affixed on plates, with flat and needle springs attached to keys and posts, and cork paddings. The head is lined with metal, as is the body socket, and has an oval embouchure hole. The tenon is wrapped in cork and has a metal ferrule on the edge. The low C key has a roller touch. Radcliff's key system.