F flute. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Robinson & Co

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Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Robinson & Co

Place Made

Dublin ; Republic of Ireland ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1820 - 1852

Description

Technical description: Cocus; 5 sections; silver keys; 6 ivory ferrules; graduated screw-stopper; graduated wood-covered tuning-slide; metal-lined head; slightly oval embouchure-hole; cross F key-hole on farside; overlapping low C / C♯ touches. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: round, slightly curved to fit shape of body. Overall size: 557 mm Sounding length: embouchure to foot, 495 mm Bore: conical Performance characteristics: Range C⁴ - B♭⁶ (sounding E♭⁴ - D♭⁷). Does not speak easily below G⁴ (sounding B♭⁴). Usable pitch: Sounding A⁴ c 435 Hz - c 457 Hz. Stamped "ROBINSON & CO / 7 WESTMORELAND ST / DUBLIN", with unicorn head. Tuning slide cover cracked; bottom ferrule chipped

Notes

E. Smith, 1986.

Measurements

557.

Provenance

Government Allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

1015