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EMBOUT TETE FLUTE [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
CONT

[The single-joint flute] was made of 3 joints (head, middle joint, and foot joint) ... The bones of middle and foot joints were made conical, tapering toward the foot, while that of the head joint remained cylindrical.

Key term(s)
  • flute head joint

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
OBS

[La flûte normale] embout "tête" de flûte comporte 3 embouts s'emboîtant l'un dans l'autre : la tête porte la plaque d'embouchure (...) le corps (...) supporte la majeure partie du mécanisme des clefs; la "patte d'ut" (...) comprend le reste du mécanisme.

Spanish

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