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Flute, C
Maker: Charles Bizey
Date: 1730-1740 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on all joints: [fleur de lis] / BIZEY
Markingsnone
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."
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
Sounding length: 454 mm
Embouchure: 9.0 x 8.6 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1985 from Bernhard von Hünerbein, Cologne, Germany.
Terms
Credit Line: Board of Trustees, 1985
Not on view
Published ReferencesPhillip T. Young, 4900 Woodwind Instruments (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 22.
Object number: 03624