
Harmonieflûte by Busson, Paris. No serial number. Oval impressed stamp on front action cover: 'Busson Brevete Paris.' 18.38" x 6.5" diameter plain black wood ends, straight sides, light wood wind chest section fretworked front and rear, with two sprung brass securing buttons. Left-hand end has a black wood hand bar with four brass feet, and two areas of perforated air valves. 37 small piano keys: 22 bone 'white notes' and 15 ebony 'black notes', plus bone button controlling dampers stopping off a musette set of reeds. Four-fold black leather bellows with black papers. Brass tongued reeds on double or treble brass reed beds.