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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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3CONCERT-FLUTE of ebony, with thirteen silver keys, descending to the g of the violin. The extra five keys of the foot-joint are given: one to the little finger of the right hand; two to the little finger of the left hand, and two to the left hand thumb. All the keys are furnished with metal plugs. The lower end of the flute is turned back, the reversed portion extending from below the b♭ hole almost as far as the d'♯ hole. By Koch of Vienna. 1827 ante. Once the property of the well-known Sedlatzek.
5Lent by Messrs. Rudall, Carte and Co.
789.
9CONCERT-FLUTE of box-wood, with ivory tips and cap, tuning slide, screw-cork, and six silver keys, on knobs, including the "c' and c'♯ keys." The last mentioned keys have plugs; the others have flat, circular flaps, which, nevertheless, are furnished with stuffed pads. By Rudall and Rose, 15, Piazza, Covent Garden. 1830 circa.
11Lent by Messrs. Rudall, Carte and Co.
1390.
15CONCERT-FLUTE of cocus-wood, with screw-cork, tuning slide, and eight silver keys mounted on pillars. Six of the keys have cups of shell-pattern. The "c' and c'♯ keys" have metal plugs closing on square plates. The holes are very small. By Sax père of Brussels. Marked "J. S."
17Lent by E. Hooker, Esq.
1991.
21CONCERT-FLUTE of box-wood, with silver tips and cap, and eight silver keys, on knobs, five of which have cups with pads, while the three foot-keys have plugs and square plates. This flute is of Charles Nicholson's model, that is, a "large-holed flute" of its time, about 1840. There is an excavation for the reception of the left hand
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