Flute, C
Maker
Verne Q. Powell
Date1942
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelHandmade French model with B foot
Serial No.487
SignedStamped on head and at bottom of foot: VQP [in triangle cartouche, long side at top] / VERNE Q. POWELL / BOSTONStamped on body below socket: VQP [in triangle cartouche, long side at top] / VERNE Q. POWELL / BOSTON / 487
Description3 sections: headjoint, one-piece body and barrel, and foot joint. Cylindrical Boehm system with open holes. Sterling silver body and keywork. One-piece drawn tubing. Soldered toneholes. 16 touchpieces. Inline G. Closed G-sharp. Briccialdi B-flat key. Trill keys: B-flat, D, D-sharp. B-foot with low B roller touch.
This Boehm system flute was made for Arthur Ephrosss, a student of Georges Laurent, principal flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It has a B foot joint, which was not common at that time.
DimensionsTotal assembled length (from top to bottom, not including endcap): 704mm
Acoustical length (from center of embouchure hole to bottom): 639mm
Head (not including endcap): 169mm
Body: 358mm
Foot: 167mm
Inner Bore at very top of head, cap removed: 16.7mm
Inner Bore at end of head joint: 19.0mm
Inner Bore at bottom of body: 19.1mm
Inner Bore at bottom foot joint: 19.0mm
Embouchure hole diameter (length X width): 12.0 X 10.2mm
Tubing thickness: 0.014 inch
ProvenanceEx-coll.: Roger Mather, Iowa City, Iowa.
According to Susan Marie Beagle Berdahl and Cris Quintana, this flute was made for Arthur Ephross, student of Georges Laurent, principal flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Credit LineGift of Betty Bang Mather, in honor of her husband, Roger Mather, 2014
Object number14853
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