InstrumentTransverse flute |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; Europe; London; England |
Date MadeProbably 1900 with new head 1911 - p 1950 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus; 3 sections; silver keys; 5 silver ferrules and disc in cap; metal-lined head; thinned head widening to cylindrical barrel at socket; raised wooden embouchure-plate with oval embouchure-hole; metal tenons, cork-lapped; 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. Repair History: Head bound with twine near cap to inhibit crack. The inscription suggests that the head is a replacement supplied by the makers, at which time the serial number was prefixed by "1". |
NotesE. Smith, January 2007. |
Measurements655 |
Provenancesold by the makers 6 Feb 1901 to "H. Mitchell Bradford".; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number5442 |