Flute, C
Date1919-1920 ca.
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Serial No.5353
SignedStamped on head and foot: WSH (monogram)Stamped on body below socket: THE HAYNES FLUTE / MFD. BY / WM.S.HAYNES / BOSTON, MASS. / U.S.A. / 5353
MarkingsNone
Description3 sections: headjoint, body, and foot joint. Cylindrical Boehm system with closed holes. African blackwood body, silver keywork, ferrules and trim. Joint tenons and sockets lined in silver. 15 touchpieces. Offset G. Closed G-sharp. Briccialdi B-flat key. Trill keys: B-flat, D, D-sharp. Key covers feature Boehm and Mendler-type covers, with the exception of thumb B-flat and five plateau keys. Typical Haynes two-piece back clutch. Roller touch for c' and c-sharp’. Back clutch for low c giving automatic c# closure due to the tail on the clutch. Right hand clutches are Boehm-type (screw balls), not Lot “hanging T” type.
DimensionsTotal assembled length (from top to bottom, not including endcap): 669 mm
Acoustical length (from center of embouchure hole to bottom): 600 mm
Head (not including endcap): 218 mm
Body: 318 mm
Foot: 132.7 mm
Inner Bore at very top of head, cap removed: 17.3 mm
Inner Bore at end of head joint: 19.1 mm
Inner Bore at bottom of body: 19.1 mm
Inner Bore at bottom of foot: 19.0 mm
Embouchure hole diameter (length X width): 12.1 X 10.6 mm
ProvenanceEx-coll.: Roger Mather, Iowa City, Iowa.
According to Roger Mather, this flute was made by Verne Powell when he was working for Haynes.
Credit LineGift of Betty Bang Mather, in honor of her husband, Roger Mather, 2013
Object number14793
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