Walking-stick flute, C
Date1825-1835 ca.
Place MadeEngland, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionSide-blown. A walking-stick flute in dark-stained tropical hardwood. Four sections include handle/end cap, head joint, body joint with vent holes, and pointed tip. A single key with wooden touchpiece is mounted in a recessed turned block. Nickel silver trim. This unsigned instrument was probably made in England.DimensionsOverall length (including handle & tip): 876 mmEmbouchure: 11.5 mm x 9.8 mm
Sounding length: 541 mmProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesAmy Shaw Kreitzer, Transverse Flutes by London Makers, 1750-1900, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, 1993, p. 215-216.
Franziska Brech, "Ein Museum der Besonderer Art," Flö te Aktuell (April 2025), pp. 51-54.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01257
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