Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

Rudall Carte & Co.

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Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Rudall Carte & Co.

Place Made

United Kingdom ; Europe ; England ; London

Date Made

1908

Description

Technical description: Cocus; 3 sections; german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules and disc in cap; metal-lined head; large oval embouchure-hole; metal upper tenon; short, metal-tipped lower tenon; cork-lapped tenons; modern-style foot mechanism arrangement. L0: @I{B; B♭. L1: @I{C. L2: @I{A. L3: @I{G♯. L4: @I{G. R0:, R1: @I{PL - F♯; PL - F. R2: @I{E. R3: @I{D; F. R4: @I{D♯; low C♯; low C roller. Keymount type: rod/pillar; needle springs except for L0 keys (leaf). Keyhead type: cylinder cup, with shallow cups for those not under fingers.

Notes

E. Smith, January 2007.

Measurements

655.

Provenance

sold by the makers 24 Dec 1908 to "F.J. Forster London N". ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

5441