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Walking-stick flute, C

Walking-stick flute, C

Date: 1800-1835 ca.
Place Made:England, Europe
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionSide-blown. A walking-stick flute in dark-stained tropical hardwood. Four sections include handle/end cap, head joint, body joint with vent holes, and pointed tip. A single key with wooden touchpiece is mounted in a recessed turned block. Nickel silver trim. This unsigned instrument was probably made in England.
DimensionsOverall length (including handle & tip): 876 mm
Embouchure: 11.5 mm x 9.8 mm
Sounding length: 541 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
On view
Published ReferencesAmy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, p. 215-216.
Object number: 01257