It is interesting to note that the Patent Head was patented in 1832 and its manufacture continued until the 60's. It was accepted by the Museum as a 'specimen. The firm of Rudall & Rose, later Rudall, Rose & Carte, and finally Rudall Carte, dominated flute making in Britain for a century and a half from their founding in 1822. Professor of the flute at the Royal Academy of Music in 1871, and presented to the Museum by Edward Scott Miller, Esq.

Flute, ebonite, Rudall, Carte & Co, English, 1871. instruments Journal of surviving Rudall Carte brass instruments Journal of surviving Salvation.

This book is a comprehensive history of the firm and contains detailed descriptions of the many innovative instruments they made. If different parts of your flute bear different company names, addresses or serial numbers, indicate which sections bear which data. Indeed, since manufacture by Rudall & Rose of the Boehm instrument didn't start until 1843, perhaps it was more that a downturn in interest in 8-key flutes prompted the company to diversify into other flute types. Flute, ebonite, Rudall, Carte & Co, English, 1871. THE GALPIN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 316pp, including lavishly illustrated coloured & b/w plates depicting flutes, alto flutes, bass flutes and piccolos each shown in at least two views. 4186, cocus wood / silver, made by Rudall Carte & Co Ltd, London, England, 1908 Physical Description Flute in three sections with two protective caps for tenon joints, a plastic stopper, a handwritten note and case.

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