F flute. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Miller

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Instrument

Transverse flute

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Miller

Place Made

Europe ; England ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1810-1816

Description

Technical description: Black wood; 5 sections; silver keys; 5 ivory ferrules and cap, plus one german silver ferrule; screw-stopper; metal-lined head; tuning-slide; oval embouchure-hole; overlapping low C / C♯ touches. Keymount type: ring/knob. Keyhead type: pewter plug, with metal-lined key-holes. Repair History: Tuning-slide section ferrule replaced with german silver to inhibit crack. Overall size: 565 mm Sounding length: embouchure to foot, 496 mm Bore: conical Stamped "G. MILLER / LONDON". Performance characteristics: [Original range C⁴ - B♭⁶ (sounding E♭⁴ - D♭⁷)]. Few notes playable in present condition; these are not of reliable pitch.

Notes

E. Smith, 1986.

Measurements

565.

Provenance

Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983.

Collection

MIMEd ; Glen Collection

Accession Number

1241