Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

Proser

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Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Proser

Place Made

London ; England ; Europe ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Ante 1777 - p 1795

Description

Technical description: Stained boxwood; 4 sections; brass key; 4 ivory ferrules plus cap; large oval embouchure-hole; roughly-cut finger-holes on upper body. Keymount type: ring; SATK. Keyhead type: flat square. Repair History: Upper body has no maker's mark and is possibly a short replacement for playing at a higher pitch; embouchure altered. Overall size: 614mm Sounding length: embouchure to foot: 533mm Bore: conical Stamped "PROSER"; key stamped under spring "I.H" (probably indicating John Hale, see Tromlitz ed. Powell 1800/1996, p.185). Performance characteristics: [Original range D⁴ - A⁶]. In present condition only a few notes speak, these being in the second octave and not of reliable pitch.

Notes

E. Smith, 1986.

Measurements

614.

Provenance

Lent by Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries.

Collection

Glen Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

1733