Baroque flute traverse after Thomas Lot III @ Washington
The Original of this flute is a flute traverse which is at Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection and the number is DCM0615. But I studied some other drawings.
3 Flutes traverse after Thomas Lot III
It’s able to be played quickly and lightly.
It sounds at 394Hz with longest corp, 414Hz with shortest corp.
Probably, at 392Hz, it will able to play by adjusting the joint between head and corp.
However, It maybe difficult to attack high D with the shortest corp.
The flute traverses after Thomas Lot III has large undercuttings.
This time, I tried tuning to the temperament after J.J.Quantz and the undercuttings are smaller than the surviving original. I think that the undercuttings of surviving flute traverse are too large.
Why does the original after Thomas Lot III have large undercuttings ?
I think that the following:
- Generally on the flute traverse, the octave of C# and H are narrow. To solve this problem, It needs large undercutting and Volume. Because the Large undercutting produce wide octave.
- 1st and 2nd tone holes on the corp de rechange is farther from embchure hole than The flute traverse after Bizey who also was French woodwind maker . So, It needs large undercutting to raise their intonation .
- To tune at higher pitch (about 420-422) that Mozart and Handel might be used.
This flute has smaller embchure hole than Quantz’s. Its diameter is about 8 mm.
It’s easy to produce stable tone. Then, I tuned with useful temperament after J.J.Quantz.
Embuchure hole of flute traverse after Thomas Lot III
But the fingering is not same to the flute traverse after J.J.Quantz.
If this flute has decoration ring made from imitation ivory and Head screw, for professional player, It will be good flute.
Eb key is large and useful. On this flute traverse, the large key often is used.
The design of key is based on surviving flute traverse after Thomas Lot III @ washington.
key of flute traverse after Thomas Lot III
The spring is attached pan head screw like Quantz’s flute traverse.
The key spring attached by Pan head screw
The following Grenadilla flute does not have decoration rings made from imitation ivory.
This is played more flexible.
Flute traverse made from only Grenadilla after Thomas Lot III
The next flute has some decorations made from imitational ivory.
With short corp de rechange, It will be able to be played at about 415Hz.
It’s more easy to attack more clearly with imitational ivory mounts.
It sounds powerful and soulful.
2 corps for flute traverse after Thomas Lot III
The design of head cap is not based on surviving flute traverse after Thomas Lot III. The surviving head caps have various design. I use the measurements of his master Delerablee’s.
Head cap of flute traverse without head screw.
I have not ever seen flutes after Thomas Lot III which have head cork position screw adjust system.
If some corps often are used, I think It maybe is needed.
Head cord screw adjust system
The balance of octave is especially good and The sound is poweful.
However high Eb is too sharp. So, I think Quantz needed D# key.
Option
Wooden material
- Grenadilla (powerful and loud sound)
The other
- Head screw
- Imitation ivory
- Silver key
Audio Sample
- Gigue en Rondeau by Michel Blavet
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- Allegro from Canonic Sonata no.1 by G.Ph. Telemann
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- Bei Mannern, welche liebe fuhlen from “The Magic Flute” by W.A.Mozart
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