Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

Hawkes & Son

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Instrument

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

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Hawkes & Son

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1895-1930, probably the earlier part of this period

Description

Technical description: Cocus; 3 sections (body in one piece); german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; tuning-slide; screw-stopper; oval embouchure-hole; metal upper tenon (lengthened to form tuning-slide); overlapping low C/C♯ touches (positioned over D hole cover). L0: @I{B♭. L1: @I{B. L2: @I{A. L3: @I{PL-G. L4: @I{G♯; long F. R1: @I{F♯; C. R2: @I{E. R3: @I{PL-D; cross F. R4: @I{D♯; low C♯; low C. Keymount type: rod/pillar. Keyhead type: cylinder cup with leaf springs for normal 8 keys, except for cross F which has needle spring; concave cylinder cover plates, with needle springs, for covered action.

Notes

E. Smith, 17.12.94.

Measurements

667.

Provenance

Gift of Timothy Tozer, November 1994.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3454