Flute. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentTransverse flute |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJ. Wallis & Son Ltd |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom ; London ; England ; Europe |
Date Made1896-1928 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Ebonite; 4 sections; german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; long, metal-lined tuning-slide section; metal sockets; metal tenons (cork-lapped); short lower tenon; large finger-holes (covered); oval embouchure-hole (end blown); adjacent, rectangular touches on foot, with small stub for low C.The fingering system differs slightly from the normal 8-key flute. The right hand on this instrument is the same as the left hand on a `right-handed' flute, but depressing L1 (equivalent to R1 on a right-handed instrument) takes down two hole covers simultaneously to give E, and the only fingering available for (a rather inadequate) F♯ appears to be to leave L1 up while depressing L2, or L2 and L3; cf. 8-key flute with covered action (814) for a right-handed version of this system. L1: @I{E; C. L2: @I{PL - E. L3: @I{D; cross F. L4: @I{D♯; low C♯; low C. R0: @I{B♭. R1: @I{B. R2: @I{A. R3: @I{PL - G. R4: @I{G♯; long F. Keymount type: rod/pillar. Keyhead type: cylinder cup. |
NotesE. Smith, 1987. |
Measurements590 |
ProvenancePurchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983. |
CollectionGlen Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number0056 |