Flute. Nominal pitch: C.

Boosey & Co

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Instrument

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

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1881

Description

Technical description: Cocus; 3 sections; german silver keys; 4 german silver ferrules; silver-bushed embouchure-hole; graduated screw-stopper; no tuning-slide; metal-lined head and upper tenon; oval embouchure-hole; large finger-holes; cork beneath rings for L1, L2; overlapping low C/C♯ touches. L0: B♭. L1: B (PP). L2: A (PP). L3: PL - G. L4: G♯; long F. R1: T; C. R2: T. R3: PL - D; cross F. R4: D♯; low C♯; low C. Keymount type: knob with leaf springs for 8-key action except cross F; rod/pillar with needle springs for covered action and cross F; top two covered action plates are perforated to improve the third octave. Keyhead type: shallow cup for 8-key action; cylinder cup for covered action; pewter plugs and raised metal key-hole surrounds for low C/C♯.

Notes

E. Smith, 1987.

Measurements

662.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0510