Here is a progression of flutes from the Dayton C. Miller collection of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. that demonstrates the developments of his flutes:The present-day family of Western Concert Flutes includes many sizes and keys.
The head joint is the most difficult part to construct because the lip plate and tone hole have critical dimensions, edges, and angles which vary slightly between manufacturers and in individual flutes, especially where they are handmade. These included The orchestras formed in the last half of the 18th century included flutes which were featured in The dimensions and key system of the modern western concert flute and its close relatives are almost completely the work of the great flautist, composer, acoustician, and silversmith Theobald Boehm, who patented his system in 1847. The final form was a combination of a traditional keyed flute and the Viennese flute, and became the most common throughout Europe and Quite at the opposite end of the spectrum, in terms of the complexity of the key system developed by Boehm, was the The flute is a transverse (or side-blown) woodwind instrument that is closed at the blown end. Synthetic pads appear more water-resistant but may be susceptible to mechanical failure (cracking).The keys can be made of the same or different metals as the tubing, nickel silver keys with silver tubing, for example.
On the best flutes, the castings are forged to increase their strength. These were later modified to include between one and eight keys for chromatic notes. Concert Flutes The Concert Fluteis pitched in C and in most cases its highest pitch is C7. Since 1950, a number of notable performers have used flutes in jazz. Theobald Boehm described the shape of the taper as parabolic. However, there were tradeoffs in the sound of the instrument in the lower register, which was quiet and slow to respond.There were also smaller fifes produced for military use.Another dramatic change in the flute was introduced by French instrument makers around 1670. Flute key axles (or "steels") are typically made of drill rod or stainless steel. The precursors of the modern concert flute were keyless wooden transverse flutes, similar to modern fifes. scientific method over superstition and religous doctrine. The pitch is changed by opening or closing keys that cover circular tone holes (there are typically 16 tone holes). Student flutes are more likely to have pads bedded in thicker materials like wax or hot melt glue. However, the idea that different materials can significantly affect sound quality is under some contention, and some argue that different metals make less difference in sound quality than different flautists playing the same flute. With this, composers wrote music for the flute.
The Western concert flute is a family of transverse (side-blown) woodwind instruments made of metal or wood. This instrument is also commonly called:First, we look at the historical development of the Western concert flute, and then a look a the various keys and sizes of the instruments in the family.