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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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3"Bass flute," or, more correctly, alto flute, of silver, in a, descending by means of the "c'♯ and c'𝄪 keys" to the g of the violin. The bore of this flute was designed by Boehm. The position and the size of the holes, as well as the entire mechanism, have been arranged and most ingeniously designed by Mr. Henry W. Carte. The fingering is that of the flute of 1867. Length, from the face of the stopper to the open end, 31.63 inches. Diameter of the cylindrical part of the bore 1.035 inch. Diameter of the narrowest part (at the stopper) .906 inch. The finger-holes, with the exception of those for c''♯ and d'', have a uniform diameter of .744 inch. By Rudall, Carte and Co.
5Lent by Messrs. Rudall, Carte and Co.
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9Concert-flute of ebonite, with improved "cylinder bore" and silver fittings. "Rockstro's model." All the finger-holes are covered by keys, but five of these are perforated in the centre, an old French custom, so that partial opening may be effected when desired. The writer's chief object in designing this flute was to perfect a system of tuning which he initiated in 1852 and improved in 1858. The system could only be carried out by giving all the holes, but the three highest, a uniform diameter of approximately .64 inch, and this was done in 1864. This method of tuning is now constantly employed, though not in its full perfection, on flutes with smaller holes. The general fingering of this model is precisely the same as that of the flutes numbered 97 and 103, but there are changes in, and additions to, the mechanism which afford certainty in action and facility in execution. Chief among the additions are the following: an extra f♯ lever for the third finger of the right hand; an extra b𝄪 lever for making that note without the use of the thumb; a large
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