B♭ flute (`tenor'). Nominal pitch: A♭.
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InstrumentTransverse flute |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerRudall & Rose |
Place MadeLondon ; United Kingdom ; England ; Europe |
Date Made1847-1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood; 5 sections; silver keys; 7 silver ferrules; screw-stopper; metal-lined head; tuning-slide; oval embouchure-hole; overlapping low C/C♯ touches. Two upper most keys missing and mounting block is broken. For L0: B. L1: T. L2:T. L3: G. L4: G♯; long F. R1: T; C; D trill. R2: T. R3: D; cross F. R4: D♯; low C♯; low C. Keymount type: knob with leaf springs, except open-standing keys on rod/pillar mounts with needle springs. Keyhead type: saltspoon, with pewter plugs and metal key-hole surrounds for low C/C♯, and cylinder cups for additional open-standing keys. Repair History: Plates for R3 and L3 are probably later additions and are done in German silver. |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: This instrument and flute (981) appear to be B♭ tenor flutes, for use in chamber music. They are not band instruments as they have a key mechanism allowing fingerings down to low C (sounding A♭), whereas band instruments descend only to fingered D; neither are they flûtes d'amour in A as this would imply a usable sounding pitch of A₄ c 427 Hz for (1538), far below that of other Rudall & Rose instruments of a similar period, cf flutes (37), (38), (592), (39), (1079). |
NotesE. Smith, 1987. |
Measurements825 |
ProvenancePurchased in 1981. |
CollectionMickleburgh Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number1538 |