c. 1900 nach Meyer 8-Key Flute with C Foot GL-142_A13-08

Title: 8-Key Flute with C Foot

Maker: unknown / nach Meyer

Date: c. 1900

Geography: unknown

Material: Cocuswood

Sounding Length: 22 9/16 in. (57.3cm)

Keys: Simple system; 5 standard keys, plus LH4 long F (double), and low C and C-sharp

Serial Number: N/A

Accession Number: GL-142_A13-08

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Notes:

• Four sections, no separate foot joint, metal-lined and metal-clad head joint and barrel, oval embouchure in metal lip plate ferrule, metal end caps.

• No visible marking.

• Un-engraved metal plate on barrel.

• Pewter plugs on two foot joint open-standing keys.

• No visible crack in wood.

• Metal lining of head joint slightly misaligned.

• Previously restored.

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