421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes

Flute. African blackwood (grenadilla) with silver ferrules and keywork. Four rings and tracker-action foot keys. Conical bore. Three joints connected with cork lapped tenons. Patent cork adjusting mechanism operated by a dial on the head joint. Two circles of numbers stamped around the dial. The outer circle reads: 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/0/6/5/4/3/2/1; the inner circle reads: /2/3/4/5/6/5/4/3/2/1; The head joint is also stamped: CORNELIUS WARD/PATENTER; The barrel joint and body joint are stamped: CORNELIUS WARD/LONDON

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2004.845
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall length: 700 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
granadilla; copper alloy; silver-plating; cork; leather
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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