|
Date: |
|
Description: | Despite the dominance of metal cylindrical Boehm system flutes in most orchestras, wooden simple system flutes are preferred by players for certain uses. One example is the flute band, popular in Northern Ireland. These groups are made up of a range of flutes from piccolo to bass, and are accompanied by a drum corps.
Bass flute in B flat, band flute, cocuswood body, silver-plated mounts, doubled-back silver plated headjoint. Six keys, without foot keys. Five chromatic keys mounted on turned blocks or rings and one on a rod-axle in the assembly for the six covered holes. Tuning slide in head joint. Covered holes, the finger touches and key cups carried on rod-axles and pillars. Stamped: 'Hy. Potter & Co. 30 Charing Cross, London' (Unicorn mark). Inscribed: 'Presented to 3/1 London Regt. Royal Fusiliers by Lt. Col. J.H. Dettmar Todd Sept. 1915'.
caption: General view of object no. 14.5.47/293. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | 421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes flutes silver ebonite transverse flutes | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-12733 | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
flute
Flute in D, cocuswood body,…
-
flute
Flute in D, cocuswood body,…
-
flute
Flute in D, cocuswood, silver…
-
flute
A radical change took place…
-
oboe
Guillaume TriĆ©bert was a central…
-
flute
Flute in D, dark wood…
-
-
flute
This wooden flute was made…
-
-
flute
In the early 19th century,…
|