The situation in England could not have been more different. Like the Powell scale in the U.S., the Rudall & Carte “schema” was presumed perfect. However, Rudall & Carte made quite a few “HP” (high pitch) flutes, and with the establishment of A=440 as the international standard (1939), these became obsolete.
The early logbooks of the Rudall (Rose, Carte, & Co.) company are lost, making exact dating of flutes made before 1869 somewhat speculative. Robert Bigio sheds much light on the company in his Rudall, Rose, & Carte but does not suggest specific dates for many early instruments. The following lists provide reasonable estimates for dating these flutes. Dates, Names, & Addresses Date Company Name Address 1838 Rudall & Rose 1 Tavistock 1847 Rudall & Rose 38 Southampton by 1851 Rudall, Rose, & Co.
38 Southampton early 1852 Rudall, Rose, & Carte 38 Southampton July 1852 Rudall, Rose, & Carte 100 New Bond 1854 Rudall, Rose, Carte, & Co. 100 New Bond by 1855 Rudall, Rose, Carte, & Co. 20 Charing Cross by 1872 Rudall, Carte, & Co. 20 Charing Cross 1878 Rudall, Carte, & Co.
Annotated Checklist of Flutes and Piccolos made and/or distributed by Rudall, Carte and Co. And/or serial number order) NMM 614.
23 Berners St. Metal Cylindrical Flutes Metal flutes with serial numbers use a letter code for the number, based on the word MUSICTRADE, where M=1, U=2, S=3, and so forth. Flutes built before about 1855 do not have numbers, though some pre-1855 flutes that later passed through the company for resale were given serial numbers at that time. The phrase “Council and Prize Medals” is included on Carte 1851 model flutes made after about 1852 (flutes of the 100 New Bond period and beyond). Boehm and Rockstro models are not given this marking. Some 1867 models have this marking.
Flutes with large foot holes appear around 1863 in response to the very large foot holes offered by Clinton in the 1862 London Exhibition. Flutes with all large holes appear about the same time and were marked 'Rockstro's Model' from 1864 on (according to Rockstro). Early examples of flutes marked 'Rockstro's Model' may not have serial numbers (see, for example, Bigio p. Sweet Baby Mine Mp3 Download. 180, left side). Points of Reference • Serial numbers do not appear before mid-1854 as shown by a flute without serial number in an original case dated June 19, 1854 (Bigio p. The first gold flute was made in 1856 and a gold flute number I.E.
(40) is mentioned in Bigio p. 3 which may be the first, or nearly the first, gold flute. If so, then serial numbers started no later than 1855, the year of the Paris Exhibition. (106) is in an original case dated Feb.
(505) was made in late 1868 (Bigio p. Estimated metal flute serial numbers (beginning of each year): 1855: 1 (M.) 1856: 13 (M.S.) 1857: 25 (U.C.) 1858: 38 (S.A.) 1859: 51 (C.M.) 1860: 64 (T.I.) 1861: 77 (R.R.) 1862: 90 (D.E.) 1863: 103 (M.E.S.) 1864: 181 (M.A.M.) 1865: 259 (U.C.D.) 1866: 337 (S.S.R.) 1867: 415 (I.M.C.) 1868: 493 (I.D.S.) 1869: 531 (C.S.M.) Assuming production levels were roughly the same before and after 1855 (13/year), then approximately 90 additional cylindrical flutes without serial numbers were built between late 1847 and the end of 1854.
Seller:myatttrading(3,521)100%, Location:Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Ships to: Worldwide, Item:253952501557Rudall Carte Crown flute serial no 8979 This is a hallmarked silver flute, open hole, in line G in good condition in its original case and supplied with a leather case cover. It is in good playing order having been been set up by Graham de Vere White. It can be tried in our shop in Hitchin between 10.00 - 6.00pm on Wednesday or Thursday or 9.00 to 1.30pm pn Saturday.Condition:Used, MPN:Does Not Apply, Type:Concert Flute, Brand:Rudall Carte