Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

J.H. Ebblewhite

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Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

J.H. Ebblewhite

Place Made

Europe ; England ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1854-1882

Description

Technical description: Boxwood; 4 sections; german silver keys; 5 german silver ferrules; large oval embouchure-hole; large finger-holes, especially L2 and R2. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: saltspoon. Overall size: 605mm Sounding length: embouchure to foot: 624mm Bore: conical Stamped "J.H. EBBLEWHITE / MAKER / 24 HIGH ST. / ALDGATE LONDON". Scratched ["SC"] "116" beneath maker's mark. Stamped "116" on top edge of head (beneath stopper) and bottom edge of foot. Performance characteristics: Range D⁴ - C⁷. Some notes unclear, probably due to crack, but C⁷ speaks easily. Usable pitch: A⁴ c 459 Hz.

Notes

E. Smith, 1986.

Measurements

605.

Provenance

Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983.

Collection

MIMEd ; Glen Collection

Accession Number

0023