C Flute. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Hudson

C Flute. Nominal pitch: B♭.. Photo by Antonia Reeve © The University of Edinburgh

Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Hudson

Place Made

United Kingdom; London; England; Europe

Date Made

1856 or shortly before

Description

Technical description: Rosewood; 4 sections; 7 finger-holes, the last being out of reach of a normal-sized hand; R2 large and R4 especially large; oval embouchure-hole; 5 german silver ferrules; ring mount in normal place for holding D♯ keyshank. L1: T. L2: T. L3: T. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Demonstration instrument to be compared with 8-key flute (40). Specific usage history: probably made to order of Professor John Donaldson for musical and acoustical teaching and research.

Notes

E. Smith, 1987.

Measurements

678

Provenance

The `C flute, g.s. without keys' purchased by Professor John Donaldson for the Music Classroom, University of Edinburgh, from Wood & Co, 12 Waterloo Place, 16 January 1856 for £1/8/-.

Collection

Reid Collection; MIMEd

Accession Number

0756