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Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd. (fl 1911 - p1950) A gold Boehm-system flute London, 1911
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Description
- Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd.
- A gold Boehm-system flute
inscribed Rudall Carte & Co. Ltd, 23, Berners Street, London, W., Boehm System, bearing the serial number 4327, also engraved with the name and crest of a former owner Gilbert Inglefield
- London
engraved around the top and the bottom of the head and foot joints and the end cap with running scrolling foliage, each key cover similarly engraved, the foot joint keywork extending to low B, in case with canvas cover
Catalogue Note
The work master of this flute was Henri Schumacher. It was completed on the 2nd February 1911 and was sold to Mr W.E. Cain of Liverpool. The records indicate that it was originally made with an open G sharp and a B to B flat shake instead of the more common B to C. It was later converted either by Rudall Carte themselves or one of their employees. We are grateful to Robert Bigio for his assistance in cataloguing this flute