Irish Flute | 440-442 | 8-Keys | Boosey & Hawkes, London 1930-1950

8-Key Irish Flute in D

This Irish D flute is a 'Pratten-style' model, a later version developed after the early 20th-century merger of Boosey & Co. with Hawkes & Sons, forming the iconic Boosey & Hawkes, London.

Keys include: Thumb Bb - palm C - G# -  long F - short F - Eb - C# and C key

• Pitch: A=442hz - A=440hz
• Embouchure: 13 x 11
• Screwed stopper
• Half brass lined head
• Tuning slide head-joint
• Long middle-section
• Medium tone holes
• C foot
• 8 keys, casted from brass and features steel springs with the most suitable leather pad.
• Crafted from Indian Cocobolo wood, wood-ends are protected by imitation ivory rings
• Comes with a fingering chart
• Additionally, accessories such as a plush-lined protective case and cleaning cloth are provided