B♭ flute (`bass'). Nominal pitch: A♭.

Besson & Co

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Instrument

Bass flute/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bass flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Besson & Co

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1895-1933

Description

Technical 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 Information

General 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.

Notes

E. Smith, January 2007.

Measurements

578.

Provenance

Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

MIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection

Accession Number

5447