Flute, D
Maker
Chabrier Peloubet
Date1836-1885 ca.
Place MadeBloomfield and New York, New Jersey and New York, United States, North America
ModelP. H. Taylor's Approved Model
Serial No.407
SignedStamped on tuning slide, upper joint, and heart piece: C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK Stamped on footjoint: C. PELOUBET / NEW-YORK / FACTORY AT / BLOOMFIELD / NJ
MarkingsStamped on upper joint between signature and tenon: P.H. TAYLOR'S / 407 / APPROVED
Description5 sections: headjoint, barrel, upper body joint, middle body joint, and foot joint. Ivory body and headcap, with silver trim and keywork. Simple system with 8 keys mounted on turned blocks. Low C and C-sharp have pewter plugs that cover key
holes set in a flat pewter square. Metal lined headjoint. Wide silver band at embouchure. Has an original rosewood hardcase with sycamore (or beech) inlay.
DimensionsTotal assembled length: 654 mm / 25.748 ''
Embouchure hole: 12.5 x 11 mm
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 50, No. 1 (December 2022): 20-22.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Object number02943
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