Pratten Flutes
Pratten model flute by Boosey at top and the same model flute by an anonymous maker below.
From
about 1856 Boosey & Co.produced
flutes to Pratten’s design. At first he modified the
eight-key system keeping new keywork to a minimum.
Pratten cylindrical bore flute, Boosey & Co.1906
Pratten
made improvements to his flutes bringing out his Perfected Flute in about 1857
which had large tone holes, a cylindrical bore and up to seventeen keys. It
found favour with a number of players and Boosey
&
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