InstrumentBass flute |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBesson & Co |
Place MadeLondon; Europe; England; United Kingdom |
Date Made1895-1933 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Ebonite body, embouchure-barrel and cap; curved silver head; 3 sections (body and foot in one piece); german silver keys; 2 german silver ferrules; large oval embouchure-hole; large L1 and very large R2 fingerholes. L0: @I{B♭. L1: @I{T. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{PL - G. L4: @I{G♯; long F. R0:, R1: @I{T; C. R2: @I{T. R3: @I{PL - D; cross F. R4: @I{D♯. Keymount type: rod/pillar; leaf springs except for covered action, upper C and cross F keys (needle). Keyhead type: shallow cup. Repair History: Replacement body ferrule roughly soldered on. |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: Although at approximately the same pitch as B♭ `tenor' flutes (981) and (1538), this is a band instrument (descending only to fingered D) and in band terminology is named a B♭ `bass' flute. |
NotesE. Smith, January 2007. |
Measurements578 |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number5447 |