Transverse Flute

Friedrich Gabriel August Kirst German

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Kirst was one of the foremost German flute makers of his generation. The instrument comes with four exchangeable upper-middle sections to tune the flute in different pitches, and an additional C-foot for the notes c-sharp and c.

Transverse Flute, Friedrich Gabriel August Kirst (German, Dresden ca. 1750–1806 Berlin), Boxwood, silver, ivory, German

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