Transverse Flute, ca. 1720–40, Paris, France, French, Rosewood, ivory, silver, L. cm (25 7/8 in.); external diameter from

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Transverse Flute, ca. 1720–40, Paris, France, French, Rosewood, ivory, silver, L. cm (25 7/8 in.); external diameter from head to foot cm (1 1/8 in.) to cm (1 in.); diameter of mount cm (1 7/16 in.), Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse), This flute is a late example of the three joint design pioneered by the Hotteterre family during the seventeenth century. Making flutes with separate joints instead of in one piece allowed instrument makers to have greater control over the tapering of the internal bore profile, which improved intonation and response

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