Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

J Ziegler
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Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

J Ziegler

Place Made

Central Europe; Europe; Vienna; Austria

Date Made

1821-1878 (probably the earlier part of this period)

Description

Technical description: Blackwood; 4 sections (lower body and foot in one piece); silver keys; 6 silver ferrules; metal-lined head; long brass tuning-slide with silver cover; long screw-stopper with metal-faced cork; slightly squared circular embouchure-hole; medium and small finger-holes; adjacent low C/C♯ touches; cork pads. L0: @I{B♭; alt G♯. L1: @I{T. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{T. L4: @I{G♯; long F; low B. R1: @I{T; C; E trill; dup B♭. R2: @I{T. R3: @I{T; cross F. R4: @I{D♯; low C♯; low C. Keymount type: knob, with metal-lined channels. Keyhead type: clamshell saltspoon with metal-lined key-holes; pewter plugs beneath clamshell covers for low B/C/C♯. Repair History: The head and dup B♭ key are replacements by Robert Bigio, completed 2006.

Notes

E. Smith, 2008.

Measurements

714

Provenance

Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

MIMEd; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection

Accession Number

5588

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