Flute, C
Maker
Charles Bizey
Date1730-1740 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all joints: [fleur de lis] / BIZEYMarkingsnone
DescriptionIvory body in four sections. One silver key with square cover mounted in a turned ring. Spring is attached to the ivory.
Bizey masterfully created woodwind instruments of all types, and according to Dr. Tula Giannini, a noted expert on French flute makers, he is "one of the finest French woodwind instrument makers of the 18th century."
DimensionsOverall length: 599 mm
Sounding length: 454 mm
Embouchure: 9.0 x 8.6 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1985 from Bernhard von Hünerbein, Cologne, Germany.
Published ReferencesPhillip T. Young, 4900 Woodwind Instruments (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 22.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1985
Object number03624
On View
Not on view
