![]() The measurements, hole sizes, and embouchure of this flute are very much like that of serial number 6225 shown above. ![]() Plaque shows that wife gifted the flute to husband WH Binny in 1882. ![]() Rudall and Carte & Co., 20 Charing Cross, London, serial number 6772.Įight key flute, black cocus wood, large holes from 1872-1878. It needed very little restoration “out of the box,” but I had Jon Cornia repair the usual head joint and barrel cracks and outfit the flute with purse string leather pads. It’s my favorite, used for all the D flute tracks on my new CD. My friend Frank Claudy thinks this is one of the best flutes he has played, and I agree. Rudall, Rose and Carte, 20 Charing Cross, London, serial number 6225.Įight key flute, red cocus wood, large holes, from 1858-71. Thanks to Robert Biggio for the exact date of manufacture. It plays beautifully, with the rather sharp A and B and flat F-sharp typical of flutes of the time. I repaired a fractured F key mount, two split tenons, two cracked sockets, and cracks in the barrel and head joint. Rudall and Rose, 1 Tavestock Street, Covent Garden, London, serial number 4256.Įight key flute, cocus wood, medium holes, from 1841. I have restored several antique flutes to playing condition.
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