Flute, C
Date1809-1837 ca.
Place MadeGöttingen, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedFoot joint: [maple leaf] / STREITWOLF / GÖTTINGEN / [linden leaf]MarkingsAll joints: [maple leaf] / STREITWOLF / [linden leaf]
DescriptionDark tropical hardwood (ebony?) body in four sections. Simple system keywork to low B-natural, with nine silver keys (counting the touchpieces) mounted on wood blocks. Long metal tenons and metal sockets usable as tuning slides. Ivory ferrules and footcap.
DimensionsOverall length: 695 mm
Embouchure hole: 11.8 x 9.9 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesPhillip T. Young, 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments: An Inventory of 200 Makers in International Collections (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 232.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02669
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