InstrumentTransverse flute |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeLate 19th Century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Light-brown wood; 3 sections (body in one piece); german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; screw-stopper (no tuning-slide or head lining); oval embouchure-hole; adjacent low C/C♯ touches; in-line G♯; golf-club shaped keytouches for G♯ and long F. 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 G♯ which has needle spring; concave cylinder cover plates with needle springs for covered action. |
NotesE. Smith, 1987. |
Measurements662 |
ProvenancePurchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983. |
CollectionGlen Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0049 |