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Description: | Pietro Grassi Florio was an Italian flautist who was active in London in the late 18th century. He was working at a time when keys were first starting to be introduced to flutes, and having previously been employed in the Dresden court, Florio was aware of recent German advancements in key technology. Rivalry between flautists at the time was fierce, and Florio was keen to keep his innovative flute key designs from his colleges. One story tells of how he was so keen to prevent his keys from being seen that, when performing in the opera pit, he endeavored to conceal the foot joint of his flute from the other players in his section.
Transverse flute in D. The boxwood body is in four joints and has six finger holes and one brass key, which has a flat, square cover and is mounted in a turned ring. The bore is slightly conical. The head joint has an oval-shaped embouchure hole. The end cap is wooden. The head joint and upper joint are stamped: FLORIO; The inscription on head joint is at a slight angle. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | cork wood flutes leather flutes (aerophones) | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-15474 |
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