Transverse Flute
The functionality and sound of the flute was revolutionized by Theobald Boehm’s acoustically correct system for bore profile, tone holes, and key mechanism. This resulted in improved intonation and a louder, more consistent tone. His 1847 system, seen here, is essentially the modern flute.
Artwork Details
- Title: Transverse Flute
- Maker: Boehm & Mendler, German
- Date: ca. 1870
- Geography: Munich, Germany
- Culture: German
- Medium: Wood, silver
- Dimensions: 1 1/2 × 27 1/8 × 2 in. (3.8 × 68.9 × 5.1 cm)
- Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher M. Brown III and Eugene M. Grant Gifts, 1998
- Object Number: 1998.358
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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