Instrument: 1-key flute, boxwood with horn rings with brass key, c. 1770
Maker: Crone, Leipzig
Pitch: 430
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Embouchure size: round, small
Restorer: Jon Cornia
Notes: A beautiful playing flute, great instrument for C.P.E. Bach. The flute had a long, old, repaired crack in the back of the head joint. After several attempts to re-glue the old repair the crack was basically removed and a thin strip of new wood was inserted.
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