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Two Tebaldo Monzani Flutes
Left: NMM 2491.
Flute by Tebaldo
Monzani, London, ca. 1807-1812. Conical.
Four sections. Stamped on foot: MONZANI / 3 OLD BOND · STR / &
100 ·
CHEAPSIDE / LONDON; on head: MONZANI / LONDON / (in a circle)
81; upper
body: MONZANI / LONDON / 4; on lower body: MONZANI /
LONDON. Number
81. Cocus, ivory ferrules. Graduated, ivory screw-cap. Patented
key system, 1807. Seven silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed
keys: c'', B-flat, G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys:
c'-sharp, c'. Lowest note c'. Total length, 670.7 mm. Sounding length,
597.0 mm. Ex coll.: Philip A. T. Bate, London. Arne B. Larson
Collection, 1979.
Right: NMM 2490.
Flute by Tebaldo Monzani & Co., London, ca.
1812-1814.
Conical. Four sections. Stamped on upper body: [Crown] / MONZANI
& Co / 24 DOVER ST / LONDON; on head and lower body:
[Crown]
/ MONZANI
& Co;
on foot: PATENT / KEYS. Number 1043. Boxwood, ivory ferrules.
Patented
key system, 1807. Patent of 1812 feature: lower body with integral foot.
Seven silver keys in integral wood mounts. Closed keys: c'', B-flat,
G-sharp, short F, D-sharp. Articulated keys: c'-sharp, c'. Lowest note
c'. Total length (no head cap), 635.9 mm. Sounding length, 583.5 mm.
Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.
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