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DCM 0021: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute Head Joint

DCM 0021: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute Head Joint

Instrument type: Flute Head Joint Medium: 18 karat gold; 21.45 cm. Mark Maximum: No mark. Case: Case (23.7 cm.), lined with green satin, covered with brown morocco. Provenance: William R. Gibbs, Boston, 11 Jan... More

DCM 1494: Raoul Fajardo Flute Head Joint

DCM 1494: Raoul Fajardo Flute Head Joint

Like DCM 1493, the head has a tapered pine wooden wedge or baffle but which is glued into a predetermined position. The head cap/cork unit does not utilize a rubber O-ring, but instead terminates with a piece o... More

DCM 1469: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute Head Joint

DCM 1469: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute Head Joint

Instrument type: Flute Head Joint Medium: Cocus, silver disk in cap and ferrules.; 23 cm. Mark Maximum: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & CO / LONDON Condition: 2 cracks at socket. Provenance: Source not known. The ... More

DCM 1495: Catherine Folkers Flute Head Joint

DCM 1495: Catherine Folkers Flute Head Joint

This head joint is meant to be a performance device to help preserve the original (DCM 507). It also attempts to approximate the original embouchure hole to an oval shape. Scanned with DCM 507; DCM 1495 on left... More

DCM 1493: Raoul Fajardo Flute Head Joint

DCM 1493: Raoul Fajardo Flute Head Joint

The combination head joint cap and cork element appears to be formed from plastic tubing not unlike the embouchure plate and maintains a seal at the lower end by means of a standard rubber O-ring. Affixed to it... More