Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

`Lark'

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Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

`Lark'

Place Made

Asia ; Shanghai ; China

Date Made

Post 1950 - a 1984

Description

Technical description: Silver-plated metal; 3 sections; rounded rectangular embouchure-hole; plastic roller for low C, and at edges of D♯ and low C♯ keys.Boehm 1847 system fingering except for:-, L0: @I{B; Br B♭. L3: @I{G. L4: @I{G♯ R1: @I{F; dup B♭; G trill; D trill. Keymount type: rod/pillar; needle springs except for L0 keys (leaf). Keyhead type: cylinder cup. Repair History: Head/body socket has been roughly resoldered at a slight angle.

Notes

E. Smith, 1987.

Measurements

670

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2297