Flute. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentTransverse flute/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Transverse flute |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerUrquhart |
Place MadeEurope ; Scotland ; United Kingdom |
Date Made18th Century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood stained yellow-brown; 4 sections; silver key; 4 ivory ferrules, those of head and lower body wide and with pronounced bulge; deep ivory cap fitting over end of head, sealed with lapping; long tenons; small circular embouchure-hole. Keymount type: ring; SATK. Keyhead type: flat rectangular. Overall size: 613mm Sounding length: embouchure to foot: 544mm Bore: conical Stamped on all four sections "VRQVHART" / thistle motif. Performance characteristics: Range D⁴ - A⁶. Usable pitch: Plays at A⁴ c 429 Hz (c 429 Hz). Technical drawing available from the Friends of St Cecilia's Hall. Please see http://www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk/ |
NotesJ.-F. Beaudin, 1986; A. Myers, 27.10.93; E. Smith, 10.01.95. |
Measurements613. |
ProvenanceSold by Messrs J. & R. Glen to the Royal Scottish Museum in 1908. ; Lent by the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland, NMS 1908.252. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Glen Collection |
Accession Number3370 |