Post-1885 nach Meyer 6-Key Flute with D Foot GL-307_A13-35

Written By Zoe Larson

Title: 6-Key Flute with D Foot

Maker: Unknown / nach Meyer

Date: post-1885

Geography: Germany

Material: Blackwood/Grenadilla

Sounding Length: 21 1/8 in. (52.5 cm)

Keys: Simple system; 5 standard keys, plus long LH4 F (double)

Serial Number: N/A

Accession Number: GL-307_A13-35

Provenance: unknown

Notes:

  • Four sections, no separate foot joint, metal-lined head joint with tuning slide, conical bore, oval-square embouchure.

  • Stamped MADE IN GERMANY / C / LP on middle joint.

  • LP on stamping indicates Low Pitch.

  • Small crack from crown to outside embouchure, previously filled. Hairline crack from embouchure to end of head joint. Crack across barrel joint, previously filled. Prior fillings starting to disintegrate.

  • Pads/corks have been replaced; possibly a playable instrument.

  • Wear marks in wood suggest it was a well-used instrument.

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Tags: flute, 6-key flute, simple system, nach meyer, d foot, wood, low pitch, europe, 19th century

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