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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments recently exhibited at the Royal Military Exhibition, London, 1890 …, 1891
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2CONCERT-FLUTE of box-wood, with tips of black horn, and one square-flapped brass key. Probably made in Germany.
4Lent by the Rev. F. W. Galpin, M.A., F.L.S.
653.
7CONCERT-FLUTE of box-wood, with ivory tips and cap, in four pieces. One square-flapped silver key. The proportions of the bore are very peculiar, the diameter at the cork being '74 inch; at the lower end of the head-joint, '72 inch; and at the upper end of the second joint, '79 inch. The a' of this flute has but 400 vibrations, 3 vibrations below our present g', but as this pitch is almost identical with that of the flute described by Henri Lambert in his celebrated paper (Observations sur des flûtes, Paris, 1775), it may be assumed that the instrument under description was a concert-flute of the period. It bears the name "T. Lot," above a lion rampant. Thomas Lot was one of five "maîtres constructeurs" of wind-instruments established in Paris in 1752. He was a member of the "corporation des luthiers" of that city in 1770, and he was still carrying on his business in 1785. The late Mr. Carli Zoeller, of whose collection this instrument formed part, estimated the date of its manufacture to be about 1756.
9Lent by the Rev. F. W. Galpin, M.A., F.L.S.
1154.
12FLÛTE D'AMOUR of box-wood, in four pieces, with conoidal bore, and one brass key. There are no tips or mountings of any kind, nor is there any screw to the cork. Length from cork, 27.3 inches. Interior diameter of head-joint, '78 inch. The a and e holes are bored obliquely, thus practically increasing their distance from the mouth-hole. The a' (f'♯ in sound) has 360 vibrations. By Oberlender. This flute is supposed to have been the property of the celebrated violoncellist Krafft, or Kraft, a member of Haydn's band. The name "Krafft" is written inside the cap.
14Lent by the Rev. F. W. Galpin, M.A., F.L.S.
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