Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

Composite: Monzani / Blackman

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Instrument

Transverse flute/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Composite: Monzani / Blackman

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1807-33 (Monzani); 1845-57 (Blackman)

Description

Technical description: Rosewood; 5 sections; german silver keys; 7 german silver ferrules; german silver embouchure-plate; tuning-slide; screw-stopper; oval embouchure-hole; large finger-holes, especially L2, R1, R2; metal-lined head; overlapping low C/C♯ touches. Of the many design features patented by Monzani in 1807 and 1812, this instrument displays only the metal tuning-slide received by another metal tube, from the 1807 patent (G.B. Patent No. 3074, 19th October 1807). Keymount type: knob. Keyhead type: cup, with pewter plugs and metal key-hole surrounds for low C/C♯.

Notes

E. Smith, 1987.

Measurements

653.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0597