Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

J.T.L. (J.|Thibouville-Lamy)

Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

J.T.L. (J. Thibouville-Lamy)

Place Made

Paris; Europe; France; Western Europe

Date Made

Late 19th to early 20th century

Description

Technical description: Cocus; 3 sections (body in one piece); german silver keys; 4 narrow german silver ferrules; screw-stopper with metal tip; oval embouchure-hole; medium-sized finger-holes; upper tenon metal, lower tenon metal-tipped; cork-lapped tenons; metal-lined sockets; modern-style foot mechanism arrangement; although adjacent to R3, the small F♯ vent key introduced by Tulou to sharpen F♯ should be played with R4, as specified in his tutor (Tulou ed. Boland/Cannon 1835/53/1995, p.32). L0: @I{B♭. L1: @I{T. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{T; alt C. L4: @I{G♯; long F. R0:, R1: @I{T; C; D trill. R2: @I{T; E trill. R3: @I{T; cross F. R4: @I{D♯; low C♯; low C roller; F♯ vent. Keymount type: rod/pillar; needle springs for all except L0 key (leaf). Keyhead type: cylinder cup. Repair History: One head crack filled.

Notes

E. Smith, January 2007.

Measurements

673

Provenance

Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

MIMEd; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection

Accession Number

5429