Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

Cahusac [except mid-length corps-de-rechange].

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Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Cahusac [except mid-length corps-de-rechange].

Place Made

London ; England ; Europe ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Late 18th Century-1816

Description

Technical description: Ivory; 4 sections plus 2 extra corps-de-rechange; silver keys; 4 silver ferrules plus cap; slightly oval embouchure-hole; upper body with keys may not belong to this instrument as the holes are not so steeply undercut and the ivory is more coarse-grained than on the other two corps-de-rechange; large difference in size between two non-keyed corps-de-rechange, little difference in size between the larger of these and that with 2 keys; keyed corps-de-rechange has B♭ (L0) and G♯ (L4) keys. Keymount type: ring/knob; SATK. Keyhead type: flat square, notched and chamfered; foot key is slightly curved to fit round tube, and sits nearly flush with ivory. Repair History: Bottom tenon is pinned in on unmarked corps. Overall size: 609mm, 642mm or 653mm (latter with upper body having 2 keys) Sounding length: embouchure to foot: 537mm, 570mm, 581mm Lengths of uper body (without tenons): 147mm, 180mm, 191mm Bore: conical Stamped "CAHUSAC / LONDON"; middle-sized corps-de-rechange has no maker's mark; D♯ key punched with dots under touchpiece to form initials "I W" (probably indicating James Wood). Performance characteristics: Range D⁴ - A⁶. In present condition, does not play well above F⁶. Usable pitch: With small upper body, A⁴ c 427 Hz (c 428 Hz); with medium upper body, A⁴ c 404 Hz (c 404 Hz); with large upper body, A⁴ c 394 Hz (c 394 Hz).

Notes

E. Smith, 1986.

Measurements

609, 642 or 653 (latter with upper body having 2 keys).

Provenance

Government Allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

1014

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