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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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1hole, with a closed key connected with the ordinary d'' key, which is useful in alternations of d'' and d''' with certain notes below them; a lever partly closing the c''# hole by the action of the second finger of the left hand, and thus giving an easy f'''# in alternation with e''', besides other important advantages. The instrument exhibited has the latest addition to the flute, namely, "the tubular extension of the c''# hole," which was contrived by the writer in 1889. The advantages of this may be thus summed up shortly: the enlargement of the hole greatly improves the c''# as well as the c'''#, and the added tube renders the hole more generally useful than before, while there are no resultant disadvantages. The annexed wood-cut was made prior to the date of this improvement. Made by Rudall, Carte and Co. in 1877. Completed in 1889.
3Lent by Miss G. M. Rockstro.
5109.
6FLUTE ofocus-wood, with four brass keys. In f'.
7By Rudall, Carte and Co.
9Lent by Messrs. Rudall, Carte and Co.
11110.
12PICCOLO ofocus-wood, with four brass keys on knobs. In f''.
13Lent by Messrs. Rudall, Carte and Co.
15111.
16PICCOLO ofocus-wood, with six German silver keys on pillars. In e''b. By Rudall, Carte and Co., 23, Berners Street.
17Lent by Messrs. Rudall, Carte and Co.
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