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It is a five-holed flute with a V-shaped mouthpiece and was made from a vulture wing bone. The discovery was published in the journal Nature , in August 2009. [ 26 ] This was the oldest confirmed musical instrument ever found, [ 27 ] until a redating of flutes found in Geißenklösterle cave revealed them to be older, at 42,000 to 43,000 years.
Flute-In: Blue Note: 1971 — — Dig This: Blue Note 1972 — — Blacks and Blues: Blue Note 1973 LA series 84 18 Bobbi Humphrey Live at Montreux: Blue Note 1974 LA series. Live. — — Satin Doll: Blue Note 1974 LA series 30 5 Fancy Dancer: Blue Note 1975 LA series — — Tailor Made: Epic: 1977 — — Freestyle: Epic 1978 — — The ...
This flute was owned and played by the famous flutist William Kincaid until shortly before his death in 1967. In 1986 this flute was auctioned by Christie's for $170,000 plus $17,000 for the auction house fee, the highest price ever paid for a flute. The same flute was again put up for auction at Christie's in 2009 and sold for $37,500.
These new flutes were at first made of silver, although Boehm later produced wooden versions. The cylindrical Boehm flute was introduced in 1847, with the instrument gradually being adopted almost universally by professional and amateur players in Europe and around the world during the second half of the 19th century.
While there is no exact date that the alto flute was created, large flutes have existed for several hundred years. [1] Some problems with early alto flute design included the long length of the tube, troublesome cross fingerings, inconsistent intonation, finger holes that were too wide across, and how far one’s arm had to be stretched in order to reach the finger holes, particularly in the ...
William S. Haynes, a flute manufacturer in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, told Georges Barrère that in 1905 he made one silver flute to every 100 wooden flutes, but in the 1930s, he made one wooden flute to every 100 silver flutes. [27] Unusual tubing materials include glass, carbon fiber, and palladium. [28]
flute maker Nathaniel "Tip" Lamberson (1922–2005), also known as "N.D. Lamberson", was one of the premier American flute makers. Tip made a total of 730 flutes from 1968 to 1985, when he officially retired from the flute-making industry.